Encephalitis toll reaches 60, central team of doctors visit Malkangiri

Malkangiri, Oct 23 (ANI): With the death of three more children, the toll in Japanese Encephalitis outbreak last night mounted to 60 in six weeks in Odisha’s Malkangiri district. One of the doctors said that three children died while undergoing treatment at the district headquarters hospital here. At present, five affected children are being treated at the district headquarter hospital and two of them are in the ICU. Meanwhile, a six-member central team of doctors visited the affected areas of the district to review the situation. The team is examining the circumstances that led to spread of the disease and to suggest measures to check it.

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