India launches encephalitis vaccination
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060726/ap_on_he_me/india_encephalitis_children"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060726/capt.b588ccefbf4f4c538810f31e2b94e091.india_encephalitis_children_ny112.jpg?x=122&y=130&sig=742UrKKTFSrs9pwiZPio1w--" align="left" height="130" width="122" alt="In this photo released by PATH (Program for Appropriate Technology in Health), a nurse gives a child vaccination against Japanese encephalitis at Gorakhpur, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, in this May 2006 photo. With monsoon season in India well underway, the government of India is rapidly working to protect its children from Japanese encephalitis (JE), the leading cause of viral disability in Asia. An unprecedented immunization campaign has so far vaccinated approximately 9 million Indian children; last year's JE outbreak claimed more than 1,800 lives in some of the country's poorest communities. (AP Photo/PATH INDIA, HO)" border="0" /></a>AP - Last year, dying children stood outside hospitals in northern India waiting for an empty bed during one of the worst encephalitis outbreaks in recent memory. Now, they're lining up again for hours to receive a shot that could save their lives.</p><br clear="all"/>