78 Child Deaths Reported

Gujarat Encephalitis Outbreak: 78 Child Deaths Reported, Only 28 Linked to Chandipura Virus

Out of the 78 children who died from Acute Encephalitis Syndrome in Gujarat this year, only 28 were found to be infected with Chandipura Vesiculovirus. Epidemiological investigations are still ongoing. Reporting one such incident is the lives of Pradeep Bariya and his wife, Hansa, from Kotda village in Panchmahal district’s...