Japanese Encephalitis (JE) continues to plague Assam with one more person succumbing to the disease on Wednesday. As of today, 66 individuals have died in Assam this year due to JE. A report in a leading newspaper has quoted U Phangsu, State Nodal Officer of the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme as saying on Friday, “JE claimed the life of a person in Dibrugarh on Wednesday taking the death toll to 66. We are taking no chances and have sounded an alert to all district health services to remain vigilant of any JE case that may arise and take necessary