Six children have died at Anugrah Narayan Magadh Medical College in Gaya since July 2 and cause could be encephalitis, however, reports are awaited to confirm this, a doctor has said.

Six children die in Gaya hospital; encephalitis toll mounts to 142 in Muzaffarpur

Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday said that he is doing whatever needs to be done along with Health Minister and Chief Minister of Bihar to deal with the Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) outbreak in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district.

Doing whatever is needed to be done: Paswan on encephalitis outbreak

This year 154 children have lost their lives in Muzaffarpur to an encephalopathy of unknown origin, says a report of a doctors' forum on Friday which has blamed these deaths on "administrative failure and state's apathy".

Doctors' forum say encephalitis deaths due to administrative failure, state apathy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday termed the deaths of children in Bihar due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) 'a matter of shame' and 'unfortunate'. Replying to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President's address, he said that the central government was in touch with the Bihar government to deal with the crisis.

Encephalitis deaths in Bihar a matter of shame, says PM Narendra Modi

After the Toppers’ Scam of 2016, the death of hundreds of people in a matter of few days due to acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) as well as the scorching heatwave have exposed the deplorable conditions of education and health in Bihar.

Nitish Kumar, no more the able administrator he once was

Bihar Minister of Health, Mangal Pandey has admitted that an outbreak of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) had caused the death among children in north Bihar. Watch this video to know more.

Bihar health minister admits AES outbreak

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