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Rural Dev Min promises potable water to keep Acute Encephalitis under check

June 19, 2012
UP and Bihar have been hit badly by the Acute Encephalitis syndrome. The toll as on Saturday stood at 159 in Bihar and 88 in UP.  While steps are being taken to provide good treatment to others affected by it, the medical …

Acute Encephalitis toll now at 159 in Bihar and 88 in UP

June 17, 2012
The deadly mosquito-borne disease Acute encephalitis syndrome (AES),  that has hit Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, two of India's most populated states is spreading fast. More deaths of AES patients, mostly children from poor …

Mysterious encephalitis-like disease claims 36 lives in Bihar

June 8, 2012
The deaths of five more children because of a mysterious disease in Bihar's Muzaffarpur and Gaya districts has taken the death toll to 36 in 10 days, officials said Thursday. The government has yet to identify the cause of the …

Bihar ‘encephalitis-like disease’ toll at 23

June 6, 2012
The encephalitis toll in Bihar is now at 23 with four more children having succumbed to it in Muzzaffarpur and Gaya districts since Monday, officials said Tuesday.The mosquito-borne disease claimed nearly 150 lives last year in …