Saturday, June 16, 2012

169 children die due to encephalitis strain in Bihar

Patna, Jun 16 (PTI) Twelve more children died in the outbreak of the Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in Bihar in the past 24 hours, taking the toll to 169 since May, 2012.

Additional Secretary (Health) R P Ojha said 12 children died in the Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital and the charitable Kejriwal hospital at Muzaffarpur.

Altogether 92 children were admitted in various hospitals to symptoms of the AES, the health official said.

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