Acute Encephalitis Syndrome
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Japanese encephalitis kills 48 people in Assam
India | Jul 22, 2020, 09:59 PM ISTAt least 48 persons have lost their lives in Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and other such Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) out of 331 cases across Assam this year, the National Health Mission (NHM) said on Wednesday.
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Six new AES cases reported from Bihar's Muzaffarpur
India | Jul 27, 2019, 03:54 PM ISTAccording to District Health officials, two of the six children admitted at the Shri Krishna Memorial College Hospital (SKMCH) are critical. "Four children are undergoing treatment in the general ward, while two are in the Intensive Care Unit," officials said.
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154 children died out of total 720 diagnosed cases of AES: Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey
India | Jul 01, 2019, 01:37 PM ISTBihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and state's Health Minister Mangal Pandey on Monday expressed the government's stand on children's death in Muzaffarpur due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, at the Bihar Assembly.
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Posters in Patna blame Nitish, Pandey for AES deaths
India | Jun 28, 2019, 11:45 AM ISTHours ahead of the Monsoon session of the Bihar Assembly on Friday, posters appeared in Patna blaming the NDA government for the death of over 150 children in Muzaffarpur due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and the complete collapse of law and order in the state.
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Muzaffarpur: 1 more encephalitis death in district, toll rises to 132
India | Jun 26, 2019, 10:54 AM ISTIn Bihar, the mortality rate due to AES cases has come down significantly due to strategic interventions made by the central government, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Tuesday.
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Bihar encephalitis outbreak: Bhojpuri star Khesari Lal Yadav reaches Muzaffarpur hospital, chaos ensues
India | Jun 20, 2019, 02:59 PM ISTThe death toll due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) rose to 117.
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Opinion | Nothing was done for last 20-25 years to tackle Acute Encephalitis Syndrome in Bihar
Jun 19, 2019, 12:31 PM ISTJust imagine, a hospital that has witnessed the death of more than 100 kids had no thermometers or ORS devices. Cleanliness inside the hospital was in a pathetic condition and a sure invitation to death.
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Encephalitis outbreak: Jharkhand on high alert after death toll reaches 112 in Bihar
India | Jun 19, 2019, 09:13 AM ISTAlthough AES is not a contagious disease, the health ministry of the state wants to make sure that the symptoms do not aggravate in Jharkhand. All the medical colleges, hospitals, institutes, and civil surgeons are asked to remain on high alert to deal with any emergency.
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Bihar encephalitis death toll rises to 108; Nitish Kumar meets patients in Muzaffarpur
India | Jun 18, 2019, 11:15 AM ISTThe NHRC had issued a notice to the Bihar government and the Union Health Ministry calling for a detailed report on the growing number of child deaths caused by the encephalitis virus Muzaffarpur.
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Bihar: AES death toll in Muzaffarpur touches 100; case against Harsh Vardhan, Mangal Pandey
India | Jun 17, 2019, 01:43 PM ISTAccording to the state government officials, majority of the victims had died due to hypoglycemia, a condition caused by a very low level of blood sugar and electrolyte imbalance.
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Bihar: Death toll due to Acute Encephalitis in Muzaffarpur swells to 84
India | Jun 16, 2019, 12:26 PM ISTSince June 1, 197 children have been admitted to SKMCH, while 91 were admitted to Kejriwal Hospital with suspected Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES), but most of them were found to be victims of hypoglycemia.
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57 children have died due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome: Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey
India | Jun 14, 2019, 11:05 AM ISTTill date, more than 140 cases of AES have been reported from 11 districts - Muzaffarpur, Vaishali, Samastipur, Sheohar, Sitamarhi, East Champaran, Patna, Gaya, Jehanabad, Bhojpur and Aurangabad.
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Two more encephalitis deaths in Bengal
India | Aug 27, 2014, 08:21 PM ISTKolkata: Two fresh deaths, caused by different types of encephalitis, were reported in the state, a health official today said.With this, the encephalitis toll in the state since January this year rose to 263, 47
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One more dies of encephalitis in WB, toll rises to 221
India | Aug 16, 2014, 09:41 AM ISTKolkata: One person died on Friday from Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES), a health official said. One person from Basirhat died because of AES at the Calcutta Medical College and Hospital in the last 24 hours,
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Japanese Encephalitis continues to wreak havoc in Assam
India | Aug 03, 2014, 10:40 AM ISTNew Delhi: Assam, one of the country's northeastern states, is battling hard to curb the increasing number of cases related to killer Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV) which has claimed more than 300 lives and affected
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Centre to look into MCI functioning: Harsh Vardhan
India | Jun 22, 2014, 07:49 PM ISTPatna: Government will look into the functioning of the Medical Council of India (MCI) as “its works create doubts”, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said today.“The way the MCI functions is a serious issue for
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Harsh Vardhan promises assistance to Bihar for acute encephalitis syndrome
India | Jun 22, 2014, 08:09 AM ISTMuzaffarpur: Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be requested to test samples from children affected by Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES), which has led to the death of 130 of them in Bihar, Union
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Encephalitis spreading in Bihar, 92 children dead
India | Jun 16, 2014, 06:03 PM ISTPatna: Fifteen more children died in Bihar of suspected encephalitis in the past 24 hours as the disease spread to new districts, taking the death toll to 92, officials said Monday.Thirteen children died of the
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Bihar CM faces people's ire over encephalitis deaths
National | Jun 08, 2014, 05:43 PM ISTPatna: Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Sunday faced angry parents of dozens of children battling suspected encephalitis in a Muzaffarpur hospital.Union Minister of State for Rural Development Upendra Kushwaha also similarly faced public anger.The