Twenty-two children have died from Chandipura virus (CHPV) infections in the western Indian state of Gujarat this monsoon season, with seven more currently receiving treatment, the state's Health Minister announced on Monday. Out of 184 suspected cases reported so far, 35 have tested positive, and all affected patients are under 15 years of age, with children admitted to hospitals across several cities including Gandhinagar, Rajkot, and Bhavnagar. Chandipura encephalitis, a brain-inflammation disease first identified in 1965 and transmitted primarily by sandflies, has prompted authorities to deploy pesticide spraying teams in affected areas and instruct hospitals to place symptomatic children in intensive care units with ventilator support.