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Has climate change led to the surge in Japanese Encephalitis cases in Assam and Manipur?
Scroll.in | Azera Parveen Rahman | October 14, 2016
In July, the death of a four-year-old girl in Manipur due to Japanese Encephalitis unleashed panic in the state. This was the first death from the deadly viral brain infection, transmitted by the Culex mosquito, since 2010.
Manipur has seen a surge in the virus this year, recording 45 cases this season, leading to two deaths, Sasheekumar Mangang, head of epidemiology in the Manipur health department, told thethirdpole.net.
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