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Assam deh Japanese Encephalitis laga case olaishey: 22 deaths reported hoishey

Assam, Aug 02: Assam laga state deh ekta alarming surge olaishey Japanese Encephalitis (JE) laga case bishi hoishey, Gauhati Medical College Hospital (GMCH) logot ekta forefront battle olaishey. Since April 1, 2024, GMCH para 90 patients kan ke admit kurishey deadly flavivirus para suffer kuri thaka kan ke, aro enaga kurina 22 manu murishey. Dr. Abhijit Sarma, GMCH laga superintendent para ekta significant increase JE laga case kan etu saal olaishey koina janipaishey, compared to the previous year. “Last year deh moikan para 54 patients admit kurishey aro etu saal deh patient laga number toh uthi jaishey.” Dr. Sarma state kurishey. “40 patients kan itya bi treatment jai ase GMCH deh, aro charta toh critical condition deh ase, aro rest toh stable ase koina jani paishey. Unfortunately, 22 patients kan taikan laga jaan jai jaishey, aro bishi manu kan toh moikan laga osor terminal stages deh anishey.” Notable number of patients kan ke initially treatment paishey private hospitals deh taikan ke GMCH deh tertiary care karney nana agey deh. Unfortunately, manu bishi kan ke severly compromised state deh anishey. Dr Sarma para highlight kurishey ki several patients kan laga alarmingly low Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) some as low as 3/15 olaishey indicating severe impairment of consciousness. Health authorities para public ke urge kurishey preventive measures luboley, including using mosquito repellents aro maintaining proper sanitation JE laga transmission laga risk reduce kuriwoley.