Acute Encephalitis continues: 166 children die lose lives in Bihar
Muzaffarpur/Delhi, Jun. 20 (HS) :There is a continuation of the death of children from the spleen-fever (AES) that took the form of pandemic in districts of Muzaffarpur and its adjoining areas of north Bihar. On the 17th day, 10 children were diagnosed with this disease. In Bihar, the number of children who have died due to Acute Encephalitis reached 166. More than 600 children are still admitted to hospitals.
The government is silent in the whole matter. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar also visited Sri Krishna Memorial Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH) after visiting Union Health Minister Dr Harshvardhan. Meanwhile, there were 16 new cases of spinal fever in the hospital of Muzaffarpur on Wednesday and 19 were admitted in Motihari Sadar Hospital today. There are also 3 new cases in Begusarai. Mujaffarpur Medical College, which has become the hub of innocents, is trying to change the situation.
New Transformer of electricity has been installed to Muzaffarpur Hospital. A team of 15 doctors have reached there, today. 17 more beds have been added to the ICU of Muzaffarpur Hospital.This fever first diagnose in 1995. Now cases have been identified in 18 states, including Bihar, every year, but it is yet to be ascertained which virus is spreading.
These cases come out every year in Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. In the rest of the country, the fear of Encephalitis fever is haunting the state governments.
In Odisha, the samples of litchi are being examined. The Rajasthan government has asked the medical department to be alert beforehand. All hospitals in Jharkhand have been asked to remain alert.
The research team reached families in affected areas. The team interacted with the family. In most cases, one thing is clear that socio-economic status of families is very weak. Most are victims of malnutrition.
