acute encephalitis syndrome

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Saturday asked state government officials to take all necessary steps to save children from deadly disease acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) or Japanese encephalitis (JE).

According to Kejriwal Hospital management, five children were admitted to the hospital on Thursday out of whom three died within a few hours.The condition of the other two is also stated to be critical.

Six more children succumbed to acute encephalitis syndrome at Muzaffarpur in Bihar in the last 24 hours, taking the toll to 66 today.

Four new acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) cases have been reported in the state in the past one week, taking the total number of such cases to 23 this year so far. Of them, over 50% have been added in a month. However, there has been no death of AES patient so far.

The death of a three-and-a half-year-old boy Aditya Kumar, due to acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) at Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH) in Muzaffarpur on Sunday, has put the senior officials of the district administration and the health department on their toes.

With two more children testing positive for acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) on Thursday, the number of affected kids undergoing treatment at Shri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH), Muzaffarpur, has touched six. Doctors, however, said all the six children were out of danger.

acute encephalitis syndrome and Japanese Encephalitis are posing a serious threat to the state with the death toll touching 136 on Tuesday.

The total number of children affected by AES so far this month has gone up to 95 including 58 at Kejriwal Hospital and 37 at SKMCH.

CM Jitan Ram Manjhi on Thursday said during his recent visit to Muzaffarpur, he had directed for setting up a 100-bed ICU for the patients of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES).There was already a 46-bed ICU in the city.

acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) has spread in 30 villages under ten blocks of East Champaran district during the last one fortnight.

Deaths due to Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) have declined by 95% and 90% respectively, in 2021 as compared to 2017, officials of the health department informed chief minister Yogi Adityanath during a presentation on Saturday.

Experts reviewed Chandipura virus and acute encephalitis syndrome cases in Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh. 78 AES cases reported, with 28 deaths. 9 cases confirmed positive for Chandipura Virus in Gujarat. Vector control emphasized for prevention.

Health authorities in Assam have sounded an alert following the recent death of 34 people owing to Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) in Dibrugarh and Sivasagar districts.

The district administration has geared up to combating the challenge of undiagnosed killer disease of children, acute encephalitis syndrome (AES), which breaks out in this region around April 15 every year.

Japanese Encephalitis (JE) toll in Assam stood at 59 on Wednesday with 364 positive cases.Till now, 167 people have succumbed to acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) with 1043 total positive AES cases.

Panic buttons were subsequently pressed and reinforcement of doctors from other places and availability of more ambulances has been made to identify the suspected encephalitis cases at the initial stage itself.

Principal secretary of health department, Vyasji, on Sunday advised all the doctors engaged in treating acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) patients here to save the lives of the child patients at all costs as the government was ready to meet the entire costs of tests and treatment.

Continuing its falling trend, the acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) has claimed only four lives in the last 24 hours here while 12 new cases have been admitted for treatment during the same period.

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday sent notices to the Union health ministry and the government of Bihar over reports of increasing deaths of children due to encephalitis in Muzaffarpur, a senior official said. Nearly 100 children have died of suspected acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) in Bihar, where doctors strike has paralysed medical and health services.

In the wake of the death of scores of children due to acute encephalitis syndrome in Bihar, Uttarakhand chief secretary Utpal Kumar Singh on Thursday directed all district magistrates to take necessary measures on a priority basis to prevent the spread of the disease.

India will announce a national programme to the tune of nearly Rs 2,000 crore to combat Japanese Encephalitis and acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) in the upcoming Union budget.

The government today said 884 deaths have been reported due to acute encephalitis syndrome in 17 affected states till November 15 in the current year.

The government on on Thursday cleared a Rs 4,000 crore multi-pronged plan for prevention and control of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and acute encephalitis syndrome (AES), which have claimed nearly 1,000 lives so far in 2012.