A senior resident doctor of Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH), Dr Bhimsen Kumar, has been suspended over alleged negligence of duty by the authorities.

Bihar Encephalitis deaths: Senior doctor suspended over negligence of duty in Muzaffarpur as toll rises to 129

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and other senior officers of health ministry reviewed the status of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) cases in Bihar's Muzaffarpur on Saturday.

Encephalitis deaths in Muzaffarpur rise to 130; Harsh Vardhan reviews status

Three more children with symptoms of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) died at a hospital in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district Friday taking the toll to 139. According to the Muzaffarpur district administration, all three deaths were reported from the government-run SKMCH hospital, which alone has accounted for 104 casualties since June 1.

Three more die of Encephalitis in Bihar, toll reaches 139

After a 4-year-old boy who was found positive for the Japanese Encephalitis died at the Jagdalpur Medical College in Chhattisgarh's Bastar on Thursday, the government issued orders for making necessary arrangements and providing proper treatment to patients at all health centre's spread across the district.

Chhattisgarh: Government orders 'necessary arrangements' after 4-yr-old dies of Japanese Encephalitis

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

Families in villages of India's eastern Bihar state flee to safer places as a wave of death swept, claiming more than a hundred lives.

Families in Bihar flee villages as brain fever unleashes mayhem

To accommodate the rising number of encephalitis patients, Shri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH) in Muzfafarpur has converted prisoners' ward into an ICU, reported news agency ANI.

Encephalitis outbreak in Bihar: Muzaffarpur hospital converts prisoners' ward into ICU to accommodate more children

Even as hospitals in Muzaffarpur grapple to deal with the outbreak of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES), leaders from various political parties along with officials among others have been trooping in to take stock of the situation, which authorities say is hampering their work.

Acute Encephalitis crisis: Hospital urges political parties to not disturb instead try to raise awareness in villages

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 

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 on Sunday has reached 100. Earlier on Saturday, the death toll was at 84 and in the wake of the fatalities, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced an ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh each to families of the children who died due to AES in Muzaffarpur.

Bihar: Death toll due to suspected acute encephalitis mounts to 100 in Muzaffarpur

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

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

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday visited Bihar's Muzaffarnagar district, where 81 children have died due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in the past fortnight.

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan reaches AES-hit Muzaffarnagar

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

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

The death toll has climbed to 57 due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in Bihar's Muzaffarpur. "Out of the total number, 47 children have died in Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH) while 10 succumbed at the private Kejriwal Hospital," state health minister Mangal Pandey told the media persons on Friday.

Encephalitis toll climbs to 57 in Bihar; Union health minister Harsh Vardhan assures all assistance to state government

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

Dr Kafeel was booked as an accused in the BRD medical college tragedy that took place in Gorakhpur in which several children reportedly died due to a lack of oxygen supply.

Brother of Gorakhpur encephalitis tragedy accused Kafeel Khan shot at

The Chief Minister also launched the 'School Chalo Abhiyan' which will conclude on April 30

Adityanath initiates programme to combat encephalitis in Uttar Pradesh

A report in DNA said that of the 36 deaths reported, seven children died of encephalitis, 15 lost their life?in the Neo-Natal Ward (NICU) and 14 children died of different medical reasons.

36 children die in 48 hours at Gorakhpur hospital, 290 deaths in August: Report

Local officials have blamed an outbreak of encephalitis for the deaths and denied a lack of oxygen was responsible

'Rot is deep' at Indian hospital where 85 children died

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