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An ailing tribal child underoes treatment at Malkangiri district hospital.

Death lurks again in Malkangiri

Panic after mystery disease kills four children in Odisha district.

6 Oct 2017 10:17 PM

The petitioners have blamed the deaths on carelessness of the doctors at the hospital and further contended that although encephalitis claims many young lives every year there were no effective measures to contain the outbreak of the vector-borne disease. (Photo: PTI)

Encephalitis toll rises to 134 in Muzaffarpur

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh each to the families of the children who...

29 Jun 2019 2:00 PM

Children receive treatment in the encephalitis ward at the BRD Medical College Hospital in Gorakhpur district. (Photo: PTI)

Asbetos homes could be one of the reasons behind AES deaths in Bihar:...

Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES), is a condition in which the brain gets inflamed and affects children under the age of...

29 Jun 2019 10:23 AM

The Bihar government has announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh each to the families of the children who died due to AES. (Photo: AP)

Protestors threaten to file case against Bihar govt, officials after...

Breaking his silence on the encephalitis deaths, PM on Wednesday termed AES deaths as 'unfortunate and a matter of shame...

27 Jun 2019 12:58 PM

A child has lost his life, he was taken to the Sadar hospital on June 22 from where he was referred to PMCH in Patna. He was being treated there for the past few days and lost his life today. He was suffering from high fever, we are waiting for the post mortem results to confirm the disease, Rajeev Ranjan told ANI here. (Photo: ANI)

Nalanda: Child dies due to fever, family alleges Encephalitis as cause...

Earlier, the death toll due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) mounted to 132 in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district.

27 Jun 2019 4:17 AM

Bihar Cabinet-led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has approved a proposal to punish sons and daughters who abandon their elderly parents with a jail term. (Photo: ANI)

Bihar AES deaths: Families of 4 children get Rs 4 lakhs ex-gratia

In total, seven deaths were reported in Harivanshpur village.

26 Jun 2019 12:44 PM

Children showing symptoms of acute encephalitis syndrome undergoing treatment at Sri Krishna Medical College Hospital in Muzaffarpur.

FIR against villagers for protesting against government

Reports suggest that around seven children have died in Harivanshpur area since the outbreak of the disease.

25 Jun 2019 9:00 PM

The fear of AES forced villagers in Harivanshpur village of Vaishali district to vacate their homes. (Photo: ANI)

Bihar: FIR against 39 villagers for protesting lack of facilities, AES...

Men against whom FIR has been registered have left the village and gone away.

25 Jun 2019 11:11 AM

The AES is a viral disease that causes flu-like symptoms such as high fever, vomiting and in extreme cases, brain dysfunction, seizure, and inflammation of heart and kidney. (Photo: ANI)

Advanced test machines installed at Muzaffarpur's SKMCH: hospital...

Superintendent Sunil Kumar Shahi also claimed that the recovery rate is improving as parents are bringing their children...

25 Jun 2019 11:02 AM

A relative attends to a child receiving treatment at the state-run Baba Raghav Das Medical College Hospital in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. Acute encephalitis syndrome is a catch-all term to describe patients suffering fever, vomiting, headaches and brain function issues such as confusion, trouble speaking and coma along with seizures. (Photo: AP)

Court calls for probe against ministers

The outbreak of the disease has been hitting the region every year since 1995.

24 Jun 2019 9:30 PM

Supreme Court of India (Photo: PTI)

SC 'concerned' over AES deaths, seeks govt report

The court also shared the concern expressed by a lawyer on the difficulties being faced by the people.

24 Jun 2019 9:24 PM

Socialist Unity Centre of India (Marxist) or the SUCI were protesting outside Raj Bhavan in Kolkata. (Photo: ANI)

SUCI in Kolkata protests over deaths of children in Muzaffarpur

Police has detained SUCI members who were protesting outside Raj Bhavan over deaths of children in Bihar due to Acute...

24 Jun 2019 9:06 AM