Encephalitis has killed 25,000 children in 40 yrs in Gorakhpur
Around 25,000 children in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur have died due to encephalitis since 1978, according to government records. BRD Medical College hospital, where over 60 children recently died within a week, is reportedly the only hospital in a 300 sq km stretch with facilities to treat encephalitis. Notably, CM Yogi Adityanath has blamed poor sanitation for the deaths.  