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Acute Encephalitis Syndrome – Bihar’s mystery disease finally has a name!

June 12, 2012
Finally the mystery disease has a name. The disease that has killed more than 100 children across three districts of Bihar in the past fortnight has been identified as acute encephalitis syndrome (AES), the government has …

Should the mystery encephalitis-like disease be declared an epidemic?

June 12, 2012
The Bihar state government has urged the centre to declare a mysterious disease that has killed 102 children an epidemic, Health Minister Ashwani Kumar Choubey said. Following the deaths of children in Muzaffarpur, Gaya and …

Bihar mysterious disease toll at 81; Central Govt help sought

June 10, 2012
After the 'encephalitis-like' disease claimed 81 innocent lives in Bihar, the doctors still have not been able to figure out what to do about it. They now seek help from the central government to tackle it, officials said. "We …

73 innocent kids die due to ‘mysterious’ disease in Bihar in 15 days

June 9, 2012
An as yet unidentified "mysterious" disease with symptoms similar to encephalitis has claimed the lives of 73 children in Bihar's Muzaffarpur, Gaya and Patna districts during the past fortnight, officials said Friday. State …

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 …

Bihar encephalitis toll rises to 18

June 4, 2012
 Suspected encephalitis has killed three more children in Bihar's Muzaffarpur and Gaya districts, taking the death toll in eight days to 18, officials said Monday. Nearly a dozen districts of the state have been put on high …

15 kids die due to encephalitis in Bihar

June 3, 2012
Suspected encephalitis has killed 15 children in Bihar's Muzaffarpur and Gaya districts in the last week, officials said Saturday.The mosquito-borne disease, which claimed nearly 150 lives last year, has returned with a …