Seventy-five people have died of suspected encephalitis in eastern part of Uttar Pradesh in the past fortnight, the state government said on Friday.

More than 320 people were being treated for suspected brain fever in 11 districts, including Lakhimpur Kheri, Gorakhpur, Basti and Maharajganj, health minister Ramapati Shastri told reporters.
He said medicines in sufficient quantities had been despatched to encephalitis-affected areas.


Bureau Report