New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): A national team comprising experts from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has been deputed to Gujarat to investigate and strengthen the response to Chandipura virus disease. "Chandipura virus outbreak occurred several times before, but the latest one was about two years ago. He added that teams were already active in affected areas of Gujarat, but a national team has now also been deployed to strengthen the response. The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has also deployed a National Joint Outbreak Response Team (NJORT) to Gujarat and Rajasthan to strengthen the response to the Chandipura virus disease outbreak. According to the World Health Organisation, Chandipura virus (CHPV) is a member of the Rhabdoviridae family and is associated with acute encephalitis syndrome (AES), particularly among children.