Twenty-eight more cases of suspected Japanese encephalitis were reported from various districts of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday taking the toll to 185.
Maharajganj and Kushinagar districts remained worst affected.
Among those admitted to the hospital, 200 were children. On an average 40-50 patients are being admitted everyday.
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A man carries a young girl suffering from encephalitis outside the PRD Medical College in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.
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