**6. JE Vaccination in children**

**Three died due to Japanese encephalitis in Banke**

pital. **(Source: Rising Nepal 2011, August 20)**

**Four deaths due to Japanese encephalitis**

JE affected area. JE outbreak after the 2nd

**Japanese Encephalitis claims four in Dhangadhi**

**Four deaths due to Japanese encephalitis**

rest 2 patients went without information in the hospital.

due to unvaccination. **(Source: Gorkhapatra, September 30, 2011)**

**Kailali District**

66 Encephalitis

JE cases seem till 3rd

**Kanchanpur District**

Nepalgunj: Three persons died of encephalitis in Banke district during the Nepali month Saun. Five others are undergoing treatment in local Bheri Zonal Hospital and seven others returned after the treatment. The hospital has been providing the medicines Cyanula and Fluide at free of cost to the patients of encephalitis who as undergoing treatment in the hos‐

More than 36 persons are affected by JE in Dhangadhi in this year. According to DPHO Kailali, 36 were admitted for treatment, among them 4 were dead. Twenty six were returned to their home after recovery and 6 were referred to other place for treatment. Hasulia and Mashuria are highly

Last year 5 persons were dead due to JE and more than 50 were affected by this disease. Since 2 years, JE cases are deceasing due to vaccination. According to DPHO officer Karki,

**Four** persons died of encephalitis while receiving treatment at Seti Zonal Hospital, Dhan‐ gadhi. Hospital's official DilipShrestha said altogether four persons died since second week of July in this year. The deceased persons include Khagisar Joshi, 6 of Bauniya VDC, Sarita Chaudhary, 22, of Hasuliya VDC. Kamala Shahi, 11, of Pahalamnpur of Kailali district and Mani Ram Oli, 28, of Kanchanpur district, said the hospital. Altogether 36 persons have been admitted to the hospital for the treatment of encephalitis and six patients among them have been referred for further treatment. The hospital providing free treatment facility for the en‐

Four people died due to Japanese encephalitis in Kanchanpur district. They died while undergo‐ ing treatment in Mahakali Zonal Hospital. Raju Chaudhari from Raikwar Bichwa VDC died while undergoing treatment in Seti Zonal Hospital. The deceased persons include Bindu Dhami – 24yrs., of Bauniya VDC-8, DalbirTamata 48 yrs. of Daiji VDC-5 and Dhani Budha – 60 yrs. from Badampur of Bhimdatt municipality said the hospital. According to Keshab Datt Awasthi, Med‐ ical Recorder Officer from Mahakali Zonal Hospital, JE patients are increased in the hospital.

He said that, altogether 35 persons have been treated of encephalitis and 15 patients went to home after treatment. 13 patients among them have been referred for further treatment and

More patients pressured in the month of Bhadra but only 2 patients have been admitted in the month of Asoj. Last year, 26 persons have been admitted, out of which 2 persons were died. According to Dr. Dipendraraman Singh, Chief of hospital, JE cases are seen in patients

cephalitis patients, said Shrestha. **(Sources: Rising Nepal, September 2, 2011).**

week of Ashoj. **(Source: Kathmandu Post, September, 2, 2011)**

week of Ashar in this year, said Karki.

About 103% vaccination coverage in children population targeted were in Kailali and Banke districts and 100% coverage in Dang district, 73% in Bardiya district but in Rupandehi and Kanchanpur district 40 and 41% JE vaccine coverage respectively, which was very low cov‐ erage (See table no. 3).


Source: CBS 2001 population census.

**Table 3.** JE Risk six districts population of children between 1 to 15 age, sex and sex ration in Nepal
