The human toll of Japanese encephalitis

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Run time: 6:45. Copyright 2006, PATH.

Meet Mahesh, Somanna, and Shekaramma—three children living with varying degrees of disability as a result of Japanese encephalitis. Shadow Lives was produced by PATH and filmed entirely on location in India.

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