Encephalitis toll 90 in Banke Nepalgunj, September 14:Japanese encephalitis, which has been raging in Banke for about a month, has so far killed 90 people and affected hundreds of others. While two patients died at the Bheri zonal hospital today, one patient died at the Nepalgunj... Travel 14 Sep, 2005
Govt provides mosquito nets Kathmandu, September 11:The Ministry of Health and Population has distributed 41,000 mosquito nets in the most affected districts to protect the public from Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and other vector borne diseases such as filaria, dengue and malaria.... Travel 11 Sep, 2005
Five die of encephalitis Nepalgunj, September 8:Five more Japanese Encephalitis patients died today in Banke and Dang districts. Simana Pariyar (15) of Surkhet, Rupkali Sunar (10) of Banke, Tulshiram Tharu (62) of Dang and Samita Chaudhary (13) of Banke died today while... Travel 09 Sep, 2005
Encephalitis kills another 53 in India Lucknow, September 8:The death toll from an outbreak of Japanese encephalitis in northern India reached nearly 600, officials said today, as another 53 people died overnight. Authorities struggled to find money for pesticides that could stop the spread... Women 08 Sep, 2005
ONCE-OVER 2 die of encephalitisDANG: Japanese Encephalitis has claimed two more victims on Wednesday in Dang. Keshu Chaudhary of Manpur VDC and Maiti Chaudhary of Laxmipur VDC died while being treated at Mahendra Hospital, Ghorahi, hospital administration... Travel 08 Sep, 2005
Encephalitis toll crosses 500 in India Lucknow, September 7:The official death toll from Japanese encephalitis passed 500 today in northern India where over 2,000 children were fighting for their lives against the disease. All but three of the dead were children, according to official... Women 07 Sep, 2005
SNIPPETS Bus mishap claims 19BEIJING: A speeding bus hired to take young children home from school plowed into a crowded sidewalk in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, killing 19 people and injuring 16, state press said on Wednesday. The bus apparently... Women 24 Aug, 2005
Encephalitis claims 30 lives in a week Nepalgunj, August 23:Japanese encephalitis that has been spreading rapidly across Banke has claimed 21 lives in the past week. Another 75 patients are undergoing treatment in three hospitals. The disease has claimed nine lives in Rupandehi in the past... Travel 24 Aug, 2005
SNIPPETS 10 hurt in blast SRINAGAR: Ten people were injured in a grenade attack by suspected Islamic militants near the town of Shopian, 50 km south of Srinagar on Monday, a police spokesman said. “There were no army casualties,” the spokesman said, adding... Women 09 May, 2005
Experts warn of rapid spread of Kala-azar in Terai Himalayan News ServiceHetauda, April 24: Health officials have warned that nearly six million people of the Terai were vulnerable to Kala-azar. They said the disease, affecting mostly those from the economically disadvantaged community, could spread... Travel 24 Apr, 2005
Encephalitis claims 41 lives in UP Lucknow, September 4: Japanese encephalitis killed 41 people overnight in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, pushing the death toll since the start of the outbreak in midsummer to 393, officials said yesterday. More than 1,100 patients,... Women 09 Apr, 2005
Encephalitis kills another 25 in India Lucknow, October 2: Japanese encephalitis has claimed another 25 lives in India, raising the death toll in South Asia to 1,243 over the last six months, but doctors said new infections were falling as monsoon rains eased and there were fewer puddles... Women 10 Feb, 2005
