Overview

• Assam has reported 12 additional JE deaths this week, bringing its total to 26 and accounting for more than 50% of India’s caseload across 33 of 35 districts.
• Seven JE cases in Nagaland’s Dimapur, Chumoukedima and Niuland districts have led to two fatalities and spurred health advisories and community outreach.
• A new JE infection in Jalpaiguri’s Ward 9 has prompted the municipality to order pig pen relocations, clear stagnant water and deploy ASHA workers for fever surveys.
• Health officials stress that JE, which has a five to ten day incubation period, is carried by Culex mosquitoes and amplified by pigs, with medical treatment limited to symptom management.
• The National Health Mission has intensified fogging, habitat reduction and routine vaccination campaigns during non-transmission months to prevent further spread.