Sharp decline in Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, Japanese Encephalitis deaths: UP govt

The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday said there has been a "sharp decline" in the number of cases and deaths due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and Japanese Encephalitis (JE) this year.

In a statement issued here, Devesh Chaturvedi, principal secretary, Medical, Health & Family Welfare Department said, "As many as 34 deaths have been caused due to AES this year (till August 27), while 890 patients of the disease have been admitted. As far as Japanese Encephalitis is concerned, only 4 deaths have been reported this year (till August 27), while 55 patients of the disease have been admitted."

"In 2016, the number of AES patients stood at 3,911, and 641 deaths were reported. In 2017, the patients' count rose to 4724, while the death figures were 655. The statistics showed a downward trend in 2018, when there were 3,077 AES patients, and 248 AES deaths took place."

Similarly, in 2016, there were 74 JE deaths, while the total JE patients number stood at 442, Chaturvedi said.

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