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Japanese Encephalitis claims 1 more life in Assam; toll reaches 38
Evening Standard | 24/07/2022 09:26 AM | Click to read full article
The death toll due to Japanese Encephalitis in Assam rose to 38 after one more death was reported in the state due to the viral infection in the last 24 hours on Saturday.
Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is the leading cause of viral encephalitis in Asia. It is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that belongs to the same genus as the dengue, yellow fever and West Nile viruses.
