Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Friday evaded questions posed by journalists who were trying to ask him about the rising number of deaths in the state due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES).

Acute Encephalitis Syndrome: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar evades question on rising deaths in Bihar

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a plea seeking a direction to the Centre to urgently constitute a team of medical experts for the treatment of the children in Bihar's Muzaffarpur, who are suffering from Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES), which has claimed more than 100 lives.

Supreme Court to hear plea seeking formation of team for treatment of kids affected by Encephalitis in Bihar

The Odisha government on Tuesday has ordered laboratory test of litchi fruit that is being sold in the markets in the state. ''Encephalitis is spreading in Litchi growing areas of Bihar & other parts of country.

Bihar Encephalitis deaths: Odisha government orders laboratory test of litchi

The death toll of children due to suspected Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in Bihar reached 128 on Sunday, news agency ANI reported citing Bihar Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme.

Bihar: Death toll due to suspected acute encephalitis rises to 128

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi refused to answer journalists' questions on deaths of children due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) while addressing a press conference on Wednesday.

Bihar Deputy CM Sushil Modi refuses to answer questions on deaths due to Encephalitis in conference

Public grief gave way to outrage as angry people raised slogans against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday when he visited a hospital in Muzaffarpur district, where over 100 children had died so far due to acute encephalitis syndrome (AES).

Protests greet Nitish Kumar during Muzaffarpur hospital visit; toll climbs to 111 

Public grief gave way to outrage here Tuesday when angry people raised slogans as Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar held a meeting with officials to take stock of the Acute Encephalitis Syndrome outbreak, which has claimed the lives of over 100 children.

Bihar: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar visits Muzaffarpur to take stock of Acute Encephalitis outbreak

As many as 107 children have lost their lives due to acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) here, officials said on Monday. In Bihar's Vaishali district, eleven children were reported to have died due to the viral disease while in Motihari district, two deaths were reported.

Bihar: Death toll rises to 107 due to acute encephalitis syndrome

BJP MP from Muzaffarpur Ajay Nishad on Monday said that the number of doctors required to handle the patients suffering from Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) was not enough.

Number of doctors required to handle Acute Encephalitis Syndrome 'not enough': BJP MP

After acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) took at least 100 lives in Muzaffarpur, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar called an internal meeting with the health department senior officials today.

Amid rising encephalitis deaths, Nitish Kumar calls internal meeting with health department seniors

The death toll of children due to suspected Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in Bihar reached 107 on Sunday out of which 93 deaths were reported from Muzaffarpur district.

Bihar: Death toll due to suspected acute encephalitis rises to 107; Harsh Vardhan assures all help from centre

Deaths reported from Muzaffarpur due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) mounted to 88 on Sunday afternoon, another 10 have died in Vaishali, two in Motihari and one in Begusarai. Watch this video to know more.

Bihar: 88 children die in Muzaffarpur

As Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) continues to claim lives in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, medical doctors have said that better health infrastructure could have helped contain the disease and save lives.

Bihar: Doctors say better health infrastructure could have contained Encephalitis

As many as 66 children have died due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar, officials said. A total of 55 patients died at Shri Krishna Medical College while 11 of them died in private Kejriwal hospital in Muzaffarpur.

Encephalitis death toll rises to 66 in Muzaffarpur; 130 hospitalised

Acute Encephalitis Syndrome kills over 50 children in Bihar. Bihar has been battling 'AES' for 25 years. 'AES' can be caused by Bacteria, Fungi, & Viruses. UP was also hitted hard by 'AES' in 2017. Watch this video to know more.

India Watch: 'Acute Encephalitis Syndrome' Breakout

Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey on Saturday said the state government is doing its best to save children, as the death toll due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in Muzaffarpur mounted to 73.

Encephalitis claims 73 lives in Bihar, Health Ministry assures assistance

As many as 54 children have died over the past few weeks due to the Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and over 130 have been hospitalised till now in Bihar's in Muzaffarpur.

Bihar: Encephalitis claims 54 children; 132 hospitalised in Muzaffarpur

As many as 47 children have died due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in Muzaffarpur and over 130 are admitted in hospitals, a government doctor said on Thursday.

Muzaffarpur: 47 children died due to encephalitis; over 130 in hospitals