Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, July 12 2010:
Though some individuals in the state had reportedly succumbed to Japanese Encephalitis (JE), the state Health Department is yet to officially confirm the true cause for deaths.
According to a source in the health department, the kits for testing dengue had arrived at Imphal.
The kits for JE will be arriving within one or two days.
The results of blood samples sent to National Institute of Communicable Diseases, New Delhi by the state health services is not yet received and when it will be received could not be ascertained for the time being.
The kits for testing JE had been sent from New Delhi on July 8.They are now at Kolkata.
The state health services will soon start work for testing dengue disease, the source disclosed.
On the other hand, two boys from Churachandpur district who had been reported to succumb to JE turned out to be a case of hemorax and tonsil, said a report of Churachandpur district malaria officer.
The report mentioned that so far there is not a single case of JE in Churachandpur district.
An official of state malaria department said to this newspaper that there is so far not a single confirmed case of JE in the state in recent time.
But there are cases with similarity of symptoms with JE.
Up to now about 40 blood samples had been collected from RIMS and private hospitals.