Chinese-made Japanese encephalitis vaccine is considered safe and plans are underway to launch a vaccination campaign from May 15 in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

According to Press Trust of India, the health secretary said, "The vaccine is safe. All details have been discussed and all data analysed

Japanese encephalitis claims another 25 lives in India, raising the death toll in South Asia to 1,243 over the last six months, but doctors say new infections are decreasing as monsoon rains ease up, causing fewer puddles for disease-carrying mosquitos to breed in.

About 400 people, mostly children, are being treated for the disease in various hospitals across Uttar Pradesh, the worst hit Indian state where at least 907 deaths have been reported in the region's worst outbreak in decades, says Vijay Shankar Nigam, head of the state's communicable disease department

Nearly 90 children are dead and dozens of others in serious condition following an outbreak of mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis in a north Indian state over the past week, officials say Thursday

Seventy-nine children are dead and dozens of others in serious condition following an outbreak of mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis in a north Indian state over the past week, officials say Thursday.

Local newspapers report that the death toll could be much higher, as many casualties are going unreported, according to The Associated Press