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Bihar Encephalitis Update: Deceased’s families yet to receive compensation

July 2, 2012
Families of hundreds of children who died of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) in Bihar are yet to be paid compensation announced by the state government last month, an official said Monday. Nearly 20 days after the state …

WHO to help Bihar fight encephalitis

June 30, 2012
The World Health Organisation is ready to provide all assistance to encephalitis-hit Bihar, according to WHO India representative Nata Menabde. She said that while WHO was ready to provide all assistance for establishing what …

In encephalitis-hit Bihar, parents pray to god to save their kids

June 29, 2012
The disease has already claimed the lives of more than 200 children and affected nearly 600 in Bihar. Distraught parents are now praying to god to save their children. The disease, called acute encephalitis syndrome (AES), is …

Bihar Encephalitis Update: Pune’s NIV confirms disease isn’t Japanese encephalitis

June 29, 2012
Pune's National Institute of Virology has confirmed that the disease which has killed over 200 people in Bihar isn't Japanese encephalitis. The acute encephalitis syndrome(AES) that has killed 233 children in Bihar since May is …