Bhopal: First case of JE-dengue in city sends health dept on alert
- | Wednesday | 15th August, 2018
BHOPAL: The state capital reported its first ever case of co-infection of dengue and Japanese encephalitis (JE) here on Tuesday. It is the first case of co-infection, he confirmed.All India institute of medical sciences (AIIMS), Bhopal confirmed the second the diagnosis, which also makes it the second case of JE in Bhopal this year. Earlier, JE was reported for the first time in Bhopal in 2017. A 10-year-old girl with the infection was confirmed with the co-infection— arboviral diseases till now common in the tropical countries.The patient is a resident of Tilajamalpura area in Bhopal . Samples would also be sent to national institute of virology (NIV) Pune,” said NVBDCP state representative Himashu Jaiswal.
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