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  • Title: An epidemic of encephalitis in Haryana: serological evidence of Japanese encephalitis in a few patients.
    Author: Prasad SR, Kumar V, Marwaha RK, Batra KL, Rath RK, Pal SR.
    Journal: Indian Pediatr; 1993 Jul; 30(7):905-10. PubMed ID: 8132283.
    Abstract:
    An epidemic of encephalitis occurred in the eastern, paddy growing districts of Haryana state between July and November 1990. One hundred and eighty-two patients with encephalitis were admitted to different hospitals in Haryana and 118 of them expired (mortality rate 64.8%); 88% of the patients were children. The male to female ratio was 2. 3. 1. IgM class of antibodies to Japanese Encephalitis (JE) Virus could be demonstrated in the CSF and/or sera of 3 surviving and 2 fatal patients of the 19 patients studied. This is the first detailed report on an epidemic of encephalitis in North-Western part of India. Serologically proven cases of JE are being reported, for the first time, from this region.
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