Japanese Encephalitis, which causes a large number of deaths every year, has been a major cause of concern for the Assam health department. (Shutterstock)At least 21 persons have died of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in Assam so far this year, prompting the Union health ministry to send a four-member team to take stock of the situation. It reached Guwahati on Sunday and met senior officials of the state health department on Monday. Japanese Encephalitis, which causes a large number of deaths every year, has been a major cause of concern for the Assam health department. State health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who had visited the AMCH last month to review the construction of its 60-bed JE block, had promised that the wing would be ready by September.

Source: The Telegraph July 01, 2019 19:52 UTC