Muzaffarpur Disease

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  Linking Litchis To Encephalitis Deaths A "Conspiracy": Rajiv Pratap Rudy

  BJP's Bihar lawmaker Rajiv Pratap Rudy today said it was unfair to claim that eating litchis was the cause for the outbreak of encephalitis in the state, a disease that has killed over 130 children in three weeks.

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  Bihar Lawmaker Admits To "Small Mistakes" In Fight Against Encephalitis

  Encephalitis has claimed the lives of 126 children in Bihar until now, a majority from the Muzaffarpur area, and public anger against the administration is palpable. On his first visit to the city today, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was accosted by angry crowds who wanted to know why he had dropped by over 17 days after the start of the outbreak.

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  20 More Children Die In Bihar's Muzaffarpur, Encephalitis Deaths Near 100

  The deadly Acute Encephalitis Syndrome has claimed the lives of twenty more children in just a day, taking the number of deaths to 93 in June alone in Bihar's Muzaffarpur. As the state grapples with the fatal disease, the Union Government has announced a series of measures including 100 beds in the ICU for children in Muzaffarpur.

• Encephalitis Kills 100 in Bihar, Health Minister Announces Measures to Tackle Disease

  Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan is in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district on a two-day visit to take stock of the rising number of deaths in the district and surrounding areas, due to suspected encephalitis. More than 100 people, mostly young children from rural areas, have already died so far.

• Harsh Vardhan Promises Assistance to Bihar for Acute Encephalitis Syndrome

  Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be requested to test samples from children affected by Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES), which has led to the death of 130 of them in Bihar, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday.

• Encephalitis Spreading in Bihar, 92 Children Dead

  Fifteen more children died in Bihar of suspected encephalitis in the past 24 hours as the disease spread to new districts, taking the death toll to 92, officials said on Monday.

• 38 Lives Lost in Bihar: No Cure for This Deadly Disease Yet

  Suspected encephalitis has claimed 38 lives in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district so far this year, and more than 120 children are admitted in various hospitals after being diagnosed with the ailment.

• Muzaffarpur: Encephalitis Kills Six More Children, Toll Rises to 19

  Six more children fell prey in the last 24 hours to the Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district with the toll having now risen to 19 as the disease continues its onslaught.

• 11 more die of encephalitis, death toll reaches 37

  Eleven more children died due to encephalitis since Tuesday, taking the toll due to the disease to 37 in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, Health department sources said.

• Encephalitis claims three children in Bihar

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

• Encephalitis death toll rises to 227

  Two more children have died of encephalitis in Bihar, taking the toll due to the disease in the state to 227 since May this year, an official said on Saturday.

• Encephalitis kills four more in Bihar, toll 204

  Four more children died of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) on Tuesday in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, taking the death toll from the disease to 204 in the last one month, officials said. Additional Secretary (Health) RP Ojha said that out of 527 children detected with AES symptoms, 204 have died till date. The rest have been discharged after tre...

• Encephalitis kills 4 more in Bihar, toll mounts to 147

  Four more children succumbed to acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) on Friday in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, taking the death toll to 147 in the state in the last one month. The government has identified 10 districts where the disease has spread, officials said.

• Mystery disease in Muzaffarpur continues to baffle doctors, toll rises to 44

  The mystery disease in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district continues to claim more lives with the death toll now touching 44. Over the last 10 days, over 40 children have died due to this unknown virus. The National Institute of Virology which is investigating the case has now ruled out encephalitis which it earlier suspected to be the disease. The sympto...