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Japanese Encephalitis reduced to single digit in UP, spread of AES also down

Lucknow, Aug 3 (UNI) Japanese Encephalitis, which was an epidemic in Purvanchal of Uttar Pradesh till 2017, has currently reduced to a single digit, according to UP health officials.
The spread of Acute Encephalitis (AES), another form of JE, has also reduced, they added.
Officials said due to the efforts being made by the government against the communicable diseases, Japanese Encephalitis is inching closer to eradication.
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