Bihar: AES outbreak's unofficial death toll reaches 60
The official death toll has also been revised to 43
50 children die in AES outbreak in north Bihar
Over a 100 more are fighting for their lives at different hospitals
All encephalitis-affected states to get counselling centres soon
Reason for spread of Japanese Encephalitis and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome in India still unknown
First AES case of the year suspected in Muzaffarpur: Hospital source
An awareness campaign for AES was launched in the district
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
Three children die of encephalitis in Bihar
Health department launches vaccination drive
'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
Update
Japanese Encephalitis
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
Is scrub typhus the likely cause behind Gorakhpur tragedy?
Media reports suggest that the deaths could be due to scrub typhus, a disease cause by Orientia tsutsugamushi, a rickettsial group of bacteria
Suffocating tragedy
There is no scientific consensus on the cause of encephalitis that has been claiming lives every year in the Gorakhpur region since 1978. But an …
Stalking new victims
India’s mysterious diseases: A timeline
India has witnessed at least 33 unknown fever and 12 acute encephalitis syndrome outbreaks since 2019
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 …
Gorakhpur child deaths not the only case of mismanagement in government hospitals
Encephalitis vaccine soon
Ready for clinical trials
AES in Bihar: Poor anganwadi centres failed to deliver
The state also has the second-highest number of cases of malnourished children (43.9 per cent) in India
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 …
Amid election din, encephalitis quietly kills 104 people in east UP
Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's tall claims of improving UP's healthcare system is an insult to the people
Kuttanad: a case in point
Kuttanad in Malayalam means 'small town'. But the ecological devastation which human hands have wrought here is in no way small or insignificant
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
Litchi causing encephalitis deaths in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district: study
The study establishes relation between litchi consumption and encephalitis after conducting a hospital-based surveillance on 390 patients
