Assam AES/JE outbreak: Govt cancels leaves of doctors, other medical staff

Assam government has canceled all leaves of doctors, para-medical staff and surveillance workers in order to deal with the outbreak of encephalitis that has claimed 49 lives across the state since January. In an order issued by the Health and Family Welfare Department on Saturday, all leaves of the government medical staff in the state were canceled "in order to effectively deal with the present situation of rising AES/JE cases".

To deal with the rising number of cases of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and Japanese Encephalitis (JE), the government has decided to involve private hospitals. "Critical AES/JE patients, who are admitted in the ICUs of private hospitals/nursing homes... will be extended monetary support of up to Rs 1 lakh," the order stated.

At least 49 deaths and 190 positive cases were reported due to Japanese Encephalitis till July 5 from January this year.

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