Delhi Reports First Japanese Encephalitis Case In 13 Years
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The disease reportedly affected a 72-year-old man from Bindapur in West Delhi. He was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on November 3 following chest pain.
The Municipal Health Department on Thursday reported the first case of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) -- viral brain infection that can lead to serious illness and death -- in the national capital after 13 long years.
The disease reportedly affected a 72-year-old man from Bindapur in West Delhi. He was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on November 3 following chest pain.
"A case of Japanese Encephalitis has been reported from the Bindapur area under the West zone recently," as per an order issued by the Municipal Health Office on Thursday.
