The Acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) has gone out of control here as seven children have died at S K Medical College Hospital (SKMCH) and Kejriwal Hospital in the last 12 hours taking the toll to

The dreaded encephalitis that has reared its head in summer in Bihar has claimed the lives of 30 children so far.

Seven more children have succumbed to encephalitis in Bihar, taking the total deaths in the state since early May to 18, officials said Thursday.

A six-month-old baby succumbed to a deadly mosquito-borne disease in Bihar Thursday, taking the toll from the disease to three in 2013, and 16 children have been admitted to hospitals in Muzaffarpu

While the district health department is still busy in making preparations for providing better medicare to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) patients in SK Medical College Hospital (SKMCH) and Kejr

The prevailing intense cold wave has claimed 11 more lives in Bihar, taking the total number of deaths in the state due to inclement weather to 18, an official said Thursday.

Encephalitis toll in Bihar has risen to 221 since May this year following death of 12 more patients on Wednesday, official sources said.

Altogether 153 children have died due to symptoms of encephalitis in the Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital and Kejriwal Charitable Hospital in Muzaffarpur, while 52 children have died in the Patna Medical College and Hospital, Additional Secretary (Health) R. P. Ojha told reporters here.

The Bihar government confirmed on Tuesday that 100 children aged below 13 have died because of suspected encephalitis this season, mostly in Muzaffarpur, Gaya, Motihari, Sitamarhi and also in perip