Guwahati: Around nine patients suffering from Japanese Encephalitis (JE) are undergoing treatment in the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), said the latter principal, Professor Dr, Achyut Ch. Baishya.
He further said that around five patients are receiving treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) ward of GMCH at present.
''District-wise, three cases of Japanese Encephalitis were detected from Nagaon, two from Barpeta, and one each from Darrang, Sonitpur, and Kamrup metropolitan districts,'' he said while speaking to reporters on Wednesday.
Baishya further said that two patients suffering from the virus succumbed to it.
While apprising about the present scenario, he said that the disease has no specific treatment.
Meanwhile, the National Health Mission (NHM) Assam has sounded Japanese Encephalitis alert in the state as June, July and August are high transmission times for the outbreak of this vector-borne disease.
According to NHM Assam, prevention is the key to the fight against JE. NHM believes that immediate medical treatment can save a life from a JE outbreak.
NHM Assam has given the following tips to prevent JE from occurring – using a mosquito net, smocking the house in the evening, wearing full-sleeved clothes and long pants, administering two doses of JE vaccines to children, and admitting patients to hospitals immediately.
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