What is Chandipura virus due to which 4 kids died in Gujarat?

Four children have died in Gujarat's Sabarkantha district due to suspected Chandipura virus (CHPV). CHPV belongs to genus Vesiculovirus, family Rhabdoviridae and was discovered during outbreak of dengue-chikungunya-like illness in Maharashtra's Chandipura village in 1965. It causes fever and leads to acute encephalitis (inflammation of brain). It's transmitted by vectors like mosquitoes and ticks.