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  Six new AES cases reported from Bihar's Muzaffarpur

  India | July 27, 2019 15:54 IST

  According 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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  AES outbreak: Assam government cancels doctors' leaves as death toll touches 49

  India | July 08, 2019 7:31 IST

  Since January, AES has claimed the lives of 49 people. The order was issued by the Health and Family Welfare Department, in order to effectively deal with the situation of rising AES/JE cases.

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  RLSP Chief Upendra Kushwaha to take out 'padayatra' in protest against AES deaths

  India | June 30, 2019 19:08 IST

  The Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) outbreak has claimed the lives of more than 150 children during the month.

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  Posters in Patna blame Nitish, Pandey for AES deaths

  India | June 28, 2019 11:45 IST

  Hours 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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  AES outbreak: 2 more casualties reported from Muzaffarpur, total death toll at 152

  India | June 24, 2019 8:06 IST

  Out of the total 152 deaths due to brain fever across 20 districts in Bihar, 130 deaths were reported at the two Muzaffarpur-based hospitals, which have been admitting AES patients from nearly half a dozen districts in its proximity.

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  AES outbreak: Death toll at 129, senior resident doctor at SKMCH Muzaffarpur suspended for negligence

  India | June 23, 2019 11:21 IST

  AES or chamki fever has spread to 16 districts in Bihar. Maximum child deaths have been reported from Muzaffarpur.

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  AES outbreak: Human skeletal remains found behind SKMCH in Muzaffarpur; probe ordered

  India | June 22, 2019 14:27 IST

  Maximum number of child deaths have been reported from SKMCH in Muzaffarpur, where children are being treated for Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES).

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  Litchi toxin or heatwave? Medical expert explains what caused encephalitis outbreak in Bihar

  India | June 18, 2019 23:35 IST

  India TV's medical expert, Dr Shekhar Vashishth, says while the litchi toxin is proven to be harmful for children, the main causes of the sudden spike in death toll are the extreme weather and unhygienic conditions.

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  Encephalitis outbreak: AES is a perennial issue in eastern Uttar Pradesh, northern Bihar

  India | June 17, 2019 15:55 IST

  Bihar's AES data summary looks more like a repeat of 2017 when a major JEV outbreak in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur claimed the lives of many children.

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  Patients and their kin suffer as AES death toll in Bihar touches 93

  India | June 16, 2019 20:08 IST

  With eleven more child dying of suspected AES in Muzaffarpur on Sunday morning, the death toll of children in the district rose to 93 this month.

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  Bihar: Acute Encephalitis death toll rises to 77 in Muzaffarpur hospitals

  India | June 15, 2019 23:44 IST

  The death toll from Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in Bihar rose to 77 on Saturday as 20 more children died, health officials said.

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  With 9 more 'brain fever' deaths, toll rises to 63 in Bihar

  Bihar | June 14, 2019 23:56 IST

  Nine more children died due to brain fever taking the toll to 63, though the official maintain that the the cause of death is hypoglycemia.

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  AES kills 54 kids in Bihar, spreads to new victims

  India | June 13, 2019 22:01 IST

  Seven more children died of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome-like symptoms in Bihar in last 24 hours, taking the toll to 43 even as new cases are being reported, officials said on Thursday.

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  One more dies of encephalitis in WB, toll rises to 221

  India | August 16, 2014 9:41 IST

  Kolkata: 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,