Child from Central Highlands dies of Japanese B encephalitis
VOV.VN - A child from the Central Highlands city of Buon Ma Thuot died after being affected with Japanese B encephalitis, said a local health official.
Dr Pham Van Lao, director of Dak Lak province Preventive Health Centre, said on September 25 that the six-year old child was hospitalized on August 26 with dizziness, enlarged pupils, and fast heart rate symptoms. His blood test showed positive for Japanese B encephalitis virus.
According to the child’s relatives, he was not vaccinated against Japanese B encephalitis.
After determining Japanese encephalitis was the cause of his death, the Preventive Health Centre in coordination with the City Health Centre sprayed mosquito killer around houses of the victim and 60 neighbours and reviewed and conducted the vaccination of Japanese B encephalitis for children aged 1-15 in the area.
Symptoms of Japanese encephalitis, commonly known as "brain inflammation", include high fever, nausea and in severe cases, seizures, paralysis and coma.
