Children die from encephalitis in India

At least 118 children have died from mosquito-borne encephalitis so far this monsoon season in India, and authorities fear hundreds more could die.

A young Indian child, in a pink shirt, undergoes treatment for encephalitis at a hospital in Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh state, India. Photo / AP

Image 1 of 4: A young Indian child, in a pink shirt, undergoes treatment for encephalitis at a hospital in Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh state, India. Photo / AP