Acute encephalitis syndrome due to Chandipura virus - India
WEBSituation at a glance. Between early June and 15 August 2024, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the Government of India reported 245 cases of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) including 82 deaths (CFR 33%). Of these, 64 are confirmed cases of Chandipura virus (CHPV) infection.
Gujarat records 48 AES deaths, 39 confirmed cases of Chandipura virus
WEBOn July 17, the Gujarat government confirmed the state’s first death due to the Chandipura virus after a four-year-old child, Mota Kanthariya, in Aravalli succumbed to the virus at a...
Explainer: What is Chandipura virus, how does it spread?
WEBAhmedabad: The Chandipura virus (CHPV), a rare but potentially deadly pathogen, has recently been making headlines in Gujarat as health officials grapple with an outbreak that has claimed at...
India is suffering its largest Chandipura virus outbreak in 20 years ...
WEBJul 29, 2024 · At least 38 people, most of them children and teenagers, have died since early June 2024 in the worst outbreak of Chandipura virus in India in over 20 years. This rod-shaped pathogen is a...
51 confirmed cases of Chandipura virus in June, July; number of …
WEBAug 1, 2024 · In just June and July this year, there have been 51 confirmed cases of the Chandipura virus, reported mostly from Gujarat, according to data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Thursday.
Chandipura virus outbreak in Gujarat: All about the deadly infection
WEBJul 17, 2024 · Six children have died in Gujarat's Aaravalli district due to the suspected Chandipura virus. It causes high fever and severe headaches. Chandipura virus, aka Chandipura vesiculovirus (CHPV), is an RNA virus belonging to the Rhabdoviridae family, which also includes the rabies virus.
Chandipura virus confirmed in 51 people, says Union Health …
WEBAug 1, 2024 · Chandipura virus: Acute Encephalitis Syndrome outbreak in Gujarat, with 59 deaths, linked to Chandipura virus; public health measures underway.
Maharashtra on alert after Chandipura virus outbreak in Gujarat
WEBFollowing the Chandipura virus outbreak in the nearby state of Gujarat, which reportedly caused 16 deaths and 50 reported cases of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES), the state public health...
20 suspected Chandipura virus deaths in Gujarat, CM reviews …
WEBJul 19, 2024 · The toll in suspected cases of Chandipura Viral Encephalitis (CHPV) rose to 20 in Gujarat on Thursday, including two deaths reported from Ahmedabad city, even as 35 people showing symptoms of CHPV are admitted …
Chandipura virus | Centre says 53 cases, 19 deaths reported in the ...
WEBAug 6, 2024 · India has reported 53 confirmed cases of Chandipura virus -- 51 from Gujarat and two from Rajasthan -- as on July 31, Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, August...