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After Bihar, Now Assam On Alert For Japanese Encephalitis Outbreak
After 170 deaths from Acute Encephalitis Syndrome in just two months in Bihar, Assam is now on alert for a Japanese Encephalitis outbreak.
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Only 43% Doctors, 29% Nurses In Hospitals, Bihar Tells Supreme Court
Hospitals in Bihar are woefully understaffed at every level -- from doctors and nurses to lab technicians and pharmacists, the state government admitted in the Supreme Court today. The government, which was responding to a notice from the top court regarding the deaths of children due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome or AES, submitted a report that s...
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Bihar Assembly Adjourns As Opposition Wants Health Minister's Resignation
Bihar Assembly was adjourned on Tuesday as the opposition parties shouted slogans demanding the resignation of Health minister Mangal Pandey over the deaths of more than 150 children due to acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) in the state.
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"Expressing Grief" Is Not Enough: Nitish Kumar On Encephalitis Deaths
An outbreak of AES has killed more than 160 children in the state since June 1, with a majority of the fatalities reported from Muzaffarpur district. Acute Encephalitis Syndrome refers to conditions affecting the central nervous system that are caused by viral infections
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Upendra Kushwaha To Kick Off "Remove Nitish" March To Protest Encephalitis Deaths
Charging the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar with having "failed" to control the AES outbreak, RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha Sunday announced that he will take out a ''padayatra'' from the worst-affected Muzaffarpur district in protest, later this week.
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Link To Bihar's Encephalitis Deaths Affects Rs 100 Crore Litchi Business
The luscious litchi has become an uncanny victim of unsubstantiated claims, which have affected both its cultivators as well as sellers in a place where it is abundantly grown.
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Tejashwi Yadav Surfaces After Nearly A Month With A Health Update
Bihar politician Tejashwi Yadav, not seen for nearly a month at a time Bihar has witnessed over 160 deaths due to the outbreak of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, showed up on Twitter today to explain his absence.
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Bihar Child Deaths May Be Linked To Their Asbestos Homes, Says Study
As Bihar awaits the detailed report on what exactly caused the outbreak of encephalitis that caused the death of over 150 children, a team of doctors who treated the children indicated that asbestos homes in which the children lived could be a factor.
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Government Working On Long Term Plan To Deal With Encephalitis: Minister
The government is working on a long term plan to deal with the Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) which has left over 100 children dead in Bihar this year, the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare said on Friday.
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"Matter Of Shame For The Nation": PM Modi On Encephalitis Deaths In Bihar
With the number of deaths in Bihar crossing 160 this month due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome and Japanese Encephalitis, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called it unfortunate and a "matter of shame for the nation."
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Parents Of Encephalitis Victims Among Those Charged For Blocking Road Over Deaths
A police complaint was filed on Tuesday against several people in Bihar's Vaishali district for protesting against the state government over the death of 160 children due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and Japanese Encephalitis.
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"So Atal Ji Wasn't Proud To Be Indian?" Congress Lawmaker's Jibe At PM
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, the new Lok Sabha leader of the Congress, today verbally hammered the Narendra Modi government, questioning his claims that people are proud to be Indians.
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Bihar Villagers Shoo Away Lawmaker For Not Helping Encephalitis Victims
The angry residents of Harivanshpur village on Sunday shooed away Lok Janshakti Party MLA Rajkumar Sah for not being with them, while they were grappling with the crisis of severe water shortage and the acute encephalitis syndrome (AES), which has claimed the lives of several children in the village so far.
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Poverty, Not Litchis, Likely Reason Behind Bihar Child Deaths
As teams of the Bihar government and central agencies try to unravel the exact reason for the death of over 150 children suffering from Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, a preliminary survey points at poverty and not litchi as one of the major factors behind the deaths of these children and throws up some startling revelations.
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With Onset Of Rain, No New Encephalitis Case Reported In Muzaffarpur
With the onset of rains, no fresh Acute Encephalitis Syndrome case has been reported in Muzaffarpur district on Sunday even as the health department cracked its whip on a doctor who was asked to report for duty in the brain fever-affected district, but failed to comply.
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After Bihar, Now Assam On Alert For Japanese Encephalitis Outbreak
After 170 deaths from Acute Encephalitis Syndrome in just two months in Bihar, Assam is now on alert for a Japanese Encephalitis outbreak.
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Only 43% Doctors, 29% Nurses In Hospitals, Bihar Tells Supreme Court
Hospitals in Bihar are woefully understaffed at every level -- from doctors and nurses to lab technicians and pharmacists, the state government admitted in the Supreme Court today. The government, which was responding to a notice from the top court regarding the deaths of children due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome or AES, submitted a report that s...
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Bihar Assembly Adjourns As Opposition Wants Health Minister's Resignation
Bihar Assembly was adjourned on Tuesday as the opposition parties shouted slogans demanding the resignation of Health minister Mangal Pandey over the deaths of more than 150 children due to acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) in the state.
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"Expressing Grief" Is Not Enough: Nitish Kumar On Encephalitis Deaths
An outbreak of AES has killed more than 160 children in the state since June 1, with a majority of the fatalities reported from Muzaffarpur district. Acute Encephalitis Syndrome refers to conditions affecting the central nervous system that are caused by viral infections
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Upendra Kushwaha To Kick Off "Remove Nitish" March To Protest Encephalitis Deaths
Charging the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar with having "failed" to control the AES outbreak, RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha Sunday announced that he will take out a ''padayatra'' from the worst-affected Muzaffarpur district in protest, later this week.
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Link To Bihar's Encephalitis Deaths Affects Rs 100 Crore Litchi Business
The luscious litchi has become an uncanny victim of unsubstantiated claims, which have affected both its cultivators as well as sellers in a place where it is abundantly grown.
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Tejashwi Yadav Surfaces After Nearly A Month With A Health Update
Bihar politician Tejashwi Yadav, not seen for nearly a month at a time Bihar has witnessed over 160 deaths due to the outbreak of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, showed up on Twitter today to explain his absence.
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Bihar Child Deaths May Be Linked To Their Asbestos Homes, Says Study
As Bihar awaits the detailed report on what exactly caused the outbreak of encephalitis that caused the death of over 150 children, a team of doctors who treated the children indicated that asbestos homes in which the children lived could be a factor.
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Government Working On Long Term Plan To Deal With Encephalitis: Minister
The government is working on a long term plan to deal with the Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) which has left over 100 children dead in Bihar this year, the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare said on Friday.
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"Matter Of Shame For The Nation": PM Modi On Encephalitis Deaths In Bihar
With the number of deaths in Bihar crossing 160 this month due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome and Japanese Encephalitis, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called it unfortunate and a "matter of shame for the nation."
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Parents Of Encephalitis Victims Among Those Charged For Blocking Road Over Deaths
A police complaint was filed on Tuesday against several people in Bihar's Vaishali district for protesting against the state government over the death of 160 children due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and Japanese Encephalitis.
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"So Atal Ji Wasn't Proud To Be Indian?" Congress Lawmaker's Jibe At PM
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, the new Lok Sabha leader of the Congress, today verbally hammered the Narendra Modi government, questioning his claims that people are proud to be Indians.
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Bihar Villagers Shoo Away Lawmaker For Not Helping Encephalitis Victims
The angry residents of Harivanshpur village on Sunday shooed away Lok Janshakti Party MLA Rajkumar Sah for not being with them, while they were grappling with the crisis of severe water shortage and the acute encephalitis syndrome (AES), which has claimed the lives of several children in the village so far.
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Poverty, Not Litchis, Likely Reason Behind Bihar Child Deaths
As teams of the Bihar government and central agencies try to unravel the exact reason for the death of over 150 children suffering from Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, a preliminary survey points at poverty and not litchi as one of the major factors behind the deaths of these children and throws up some startling revelations.
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With Onset Of Rain, No New Encephalitis Case Reported In Muzaffarpur
With the onset of rains, no fresh Acute Encephalitis Syndrome case has been reported in Muzaffarpur district on Sunday even as the health department cracked its whip on a doctor who was asked to report for duty in the brain fever-affected district, but failed to comply.
