encephalitis

PATNA—Suspected encephalitis has struck again in Bihar, claiming the lives of 15 children belonging to poor families. In the past 24 hours, the mystery disease has killed two children — a six-year-old boy and a one-and-a-half-year-old…
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PATNA—Twins sisters aged four died of suspected encephalitis in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar as the mystery disease goes on slowly spreading its tentacles in the state. The victims, daughters of a labourer from Mushari block in the…
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PATNA—Muzaffarpur has been famous for luscious Shahi litchis but thousands of farmers involved in the litchi cultivation are caught in a peculiar situation now. Last year, their business was severely hit by the rumours that litchi…
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PATNA—The suspected encephalitis has finally claimed its first life in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur dsitrict, which has been the nucleus of this deadly mysterious disease claiming several lives every year. The victim Aditya Kumar, 3, who was…
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PATNA—The suspected encephalitis which claimed more than 160 lives of children last year has struck Bihar this year again. Health officials said the first such victim was admitted to the Sri Krishna Memorial College and Hospital (SKMCH)…
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PATNA: Bihar opposition leader and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) lawmaker Tejashwi Yadav finally attended the House on the fifth day of the current monsoon session of the state assembly on Thursday but refused to speak much. Tejashwi Yadav…
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PATNA: A goodwill gesture of ruling Nitish Kumar government to gift mangoes to all its lawmakers has got mired in serious political controversies with the opposition refusing to accept the gift citing deaths of children from suspected…
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PATNA: As many as 300 children who survived encephalitis attacks this year in Bihar face threats of physical or mental disability, health experts have warned. A central team of health experts have expressed such apprehension after…
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PATNA: As many as 1,663 children have died from suspected encephalitis or brain fever in Bihar in the past nine years since 2011, according to an official report released by the state government on Monday. The report was issued by Bihar…
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PATNA: RJD vice-president and former Union minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh said he was wondering to know people inquiring about whereabouts of Tejashwi Yadav and questioning him for not visiting the encephalitis victims. Tejashwi who is…
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