Acute Encephalitis Syndrome strikes north Bihar again, 2 children dead
Children with AES symptoms visiting regularly: Supreintendent of SKMC Hospital, Muzaffarpur
AES and Gorakhpur's BRD hospital: A case study in why primary healthcare needs beefing up
AES cases haven't yet come up this season in UP, but BRD is crammed already with patients, some of whom have travelled 100 km
Lessons from Muzaffarpur
The AES outbreak in North Bihar must be taken as another opportunity for India to reflect and brainstorm to decide a way ahead for future health …
AES in Bihar: A case of rural healthcare in crisis
More than 70 per cent of Bihar's PHCs function without any medical officer or nurse
Bihar health minister admits 57 children have died due to AES outbreak
Mangal Pandey, who had earlier denied AES as the cause of deaths, now admits it is responsible
AES in Bihar: Lack of awareness plays in loop
The brain fever first struck the state in 1995 and has continued taking lives of hordes of children and claimed lives of more than 170 …
Bihar: AES outbreak's unofficial death toll reaches 60
The official death toll has also been revised to 43
AES in Bihar: Muzaffarpur officials focus on preventing outbreak rather than providing treatment later
The administration in Muzaffarpur and it neighbouring districts are rushing with last-minute efforts to prevent AES, as summer starts to peak
Hospitals in Bihar run out of space as hundreds of children admitted with fever
Most health experts have said the hundreds of children admitted to hospitals in Bihar not COVID-19 positive or infected with Acute Encephalitis …
AES fear grips Bihar ahead of scorching summers
At least three children have reportedly died of the disease this year
'Every fourth AES case in Gorakhpur is of Japanese Encephalitis'
What used to be just 4-7 per cent of the total AES cases every year, increased to 25 per cent this time, said an official from BRD Medical College
New research links encephalitis to disability in Bihar
Most researches till now focused on cause of AES; this is the first to study children who survived the disease
Day after toddler’s death, AES fears keep Bihar doctors on toes
At least 2 more children show symptoms of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, are undergoing treatment at government-run hospital in Muzaffarpur
AES outbreak: This is not the first time Harsh Vardhan promised Muzaffarpur virology lab
He made the same claim five years ago, but nothing has happened
Japanese encephalitis continues to claim lives; Odisha, UP worst-hit
Hundreds of children are dying despite health officials claiming 100 per cent immunisation
`Irresponsible reportage can harm business'
Vishal Nath, director, National Research Centre for Litchi (NRCL), says there is no scientific evidence to prove that acute encephalitis syndrome (…
India launches vaccine against Japanese encephalitis
Can the indigenously developed JENVAC curb spread of brain fever?
India’s mysterious diseases: A timeline
India has witnessed at least 33 unknown fever and 12 acute encephalitis syndrome outbreaks since 2019
Niti Aayog's health index: Topper Kerala's performance slumps
The state performed worse than last time and those with a not-so-good overall score showed improvement
Japanese encephalitis on the rise in Assam, spreads to almost all districts
160 persons have died of the disease since May; state government yet to respond to notice of state human rights commission on failing to tackle …
42 kids die of brain fever in Bihar, Centre prepares action plan
Health ministry announces vaccination drive to curb AES; branch of National Institute of Virology to be established in Muzaffarpur district
Fruit scare
Encephalitis is not only threatening lives in Bihar, but also the livelihood of litchi farmers as unconfirmed reports link the disease to the fruit
Three children die of encephalitis in Bihar
Health department launches vaccination drive
Seven die mysteriously in Bihar, docs suspect acute encephalitis
In November this year, mystery disease had claimed 13 lives in the state
Chile becomes first South American country to enforce carbon tax
At $5 per tonne of carbon emitted, tax law will target big power plants
