Child with Chandipura virus infection dies in Gujarat's Sabarkantha
A six-year-old boy from Rajasthan has died from the Chandipura virus at a hospital in Gujarat. Health officials are monitoring several other suspected cases of the virus, which causes acute encephalitis syndrome.
Why it matters
Highlights a public health concern regarding the high fatality rate of the Chandipura virus during the monsoon season.
A six-year-old boy from Rajasthan with a confirmed Chandipura virus (CHPV) infection died at the civil hospital at Himmatnagar in Sabarkantha district of Gujarat, an official said on Thursday (July 9, 2026).
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