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Encephalitis Has Killed 594 People in the North

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From Times Wire Reports

The death toll from an outbreak of Japanese encephalitis in northern India reached 594, officials said, after an additional 53 people died overnight. Authorities struggled to find money for pesticides that could stop the spread of the mosquito-borne disease.

Hospitals in India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, are struggling to cope with the influx of patients suffering from the illness.

A further 123 people were hospitalized in state-run institutions overnight, said Vijay Shankar Nigam of the state’s health department.

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