A declining trend of the daily reported new cases of Chandipura virus
Since early June 2024, Acute Encephalitis Syndrome cases have been reported from Gujarat in children under 15 years of age. As on 31st July 2024, 148 AES cases 140 from 24 districts of Gujarat, 4 from Madhya Pradesh, 3 from Rajasthan & 1 from Maharashtra have been reported, out of which 59 cases have died. Chandipura virus has been confirmed in 51 cases.