India's encephalitis death toll rises to 460

The death toll from Japanese encephalitis rose to 460 in a northern Indian state after 28 more people died overnight from an outbreak of the mosquito-born disease, officials said today.

More than 500 patients, mostly children, were being treated in government hospitals across Uttar Pradesh, India’s largest state and among its poorest. Japanese encephalitis is spread from pigs to humans by mosquitos.