Two more children died of suspected acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur on Wednesday, taking the official toll to 37. He, however, conceded he did not have figures of the Kejriwal Maternity Clinic (KMC), Muzaffarpur, where many children with symptoms of AES are undergoing treatment. The state’s Director-in-Chief (disease control) R D Ranjan visited Muzaffarpur heading a team of health department officials from Patna. None of the deaths, so far, has been caused by AES. The team has been asked to submit its report to the director-general of health services.

Source: Hindustan Times June 13, 2019 08:26 UTC