Indian children die of Japanese encephalitis vaccine to poor

Indian authorities have attributed the sharp increase in the incidence of Japanese encephalitis in the north with the supply of low-quality vaccines. From June died in Uttar Pradesh from the disease more than 200 children, reports AP. Seasonal outbreaks of Japanese encephalitis - a viral infection that is transmitted by mosquitoes - are taken regularly in India. Once in 2005 in Uttar Pradesh, died of the disease more than 1500 children, the Indian government decided to mass vaccination areas endemic. As a result, the number of victims of the Japanese Encephalitis vaccine fell several times. This year, because of bureaucratic delays, the party of the free vaccines Uttar Pradesh were only delivered in early September - a few weeks after the beginning of the seasonal rise in incidence, which is in June. In addition, most doses were delinquent or unfit for use due to violations of the conditions of storage. From June, Japanese Encephalitis in Uttar Pradesh victims at least 234 children under the age of 15. According to the predictions of the local Ministry of Health, in the near future, can increase this number by a multiple.