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Three-Year-Old Dies Of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome In Bihar
A three-year-old boy died in Bihar on Sunday due to acute encephalitis syndrome, also known as brain fever, which killed about 200 children in the state last year, officials said.
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6 Children Die Of Suspected Acute Encephalitis Syndrome In Bihar's Gaya
Six children in Bihar's Gaya district are suspected to have died of Acute Encephalitis (AES) in a week, an official said on Tuesday.
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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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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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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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Bihar Encephalitis Mortality Rate Down Due Thanks To Centre: Minister
The mortality rate due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) cases in Bihar has come down significantly due to strategic interventions made by the central government, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said Tuesday.
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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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Decaying Health System Sees 140 Children Die in Outbreak: Foreign Media
One of the poorest states, Bihar has been struggling with an outbreak of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome since the start of June, affecting more than 600 children in more than a dozen districts. The situation was worsened by a heat wave that saw temperatures crossing 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit) in recent weeks.
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Site, Design Of 100-Bed Pediatric ICU Finalised, Says Union Minister
Health Minister Harsh Vardhan Sunday said the site and design of a 100-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district have been finalised.
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"Act Or Resign": Upendra Kushwaha Attacks Nitish Kumar Over Child Deaths
Former Union Minister and RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha today said Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is responsible for the deaths of children due to encephalitis in Muzaffarpur and demanded his resignation.
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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’s Poorest Prefer Public Health To Jobs, Roads, Cash Transfers
As 128 children died of encephalitis in Bihar in 19 days, the state’s poor do not want government to invest in public healthcare.
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Three-Year-Old Dies Of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome In Bihar
A three-year-old boy died in Bihar on Sunday due to acute encephalitis syndrome, also known as brain fever, which killed about 200 children in the state last year, officials said.
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6 Children Die Of Suspected Acute Encephalitis Syndrome In Bihar's Gaya
Six children in Bihar's Gaya district are suspected to have died of Acute Encephalitis (AES) in a week, an official said on Tuesday.
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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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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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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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Bihar Encephalitis Mortality Rate Down Due Thanks To Centre: Minister
The mortality rate due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) cases in Bihar has come down significantly due to strategic interventions made by the central government, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said Tuesday.
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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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Decaying Health System Sees 140 Children Die in Outbreak: Foreign Media
One of the poorest states, Bihar has been struggling with an outbreak of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome since the start of June, affecting more than 600 children in more than a dozen districts. The situation was worsened by a heat wave that saw temperatures crossing 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit) in recent weeks.
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Site, Design Of 100-Bed Pediatric ICU Finalised, Says Union Minister
Health Minister Harsh Vardhan Sunday said the site and design of a 100-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district have been finalised.
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"Act Or Resign": Upendra Kushwaha Attacks Nitish Kumar Over Child Deaths
Former Union Minister and RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha today said Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is responsible for the deaths of children due to encephalitis in Muzaffarpur and demanded his resignation.
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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’s Poorest Prefer Public Health To Jobs, Roads, Cash Transfers
As 128 children died of encephalitis in Bihar in 19 days, the state’s poor do not want government to invest in public healthcare.
