Guwahati Medical College reports spike in Japanese Encephalitis cases

In accordance with national guidelines, public health measures have been implemented, and officials have urged residents to remain calm and avoid panic.

Japanese Encephalitis is a mosquito-borne viral infection primarily transmitted through bites from infected Culex mosquitoes. The virus maintains its lifecycle between waterfowl and pigs, with humans serving as incidental — and often severely affected — hosts. It is not spread from person to person, but once infected, individuals may suffer from acute febrile illness, neurological complications, and in severe cases, death.

In a related incident, Delhi reported a rare JE case in November 2024, when a 72-year-old man from Uttam Nagar, West Delhi, tested positive through IgM ELISA during hospitalization. Officials emphasized that the case was isolated and that most JE cases in Delhi originate from neighbouring states, not local mosquito transmission. 

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Medical Dialogues had previously reported that the national capital reported an isolated case of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in a 72-year-old man from Uttam Nagar, West Delhi. However, officials assured that there is no outbreak in the city and clarified that most JE cases in Delhi are linked to neighboring states.