Brain fever caused death toll rises to 73 in BIhar; 200 still suffering
Saurav Kumar; Patna
Acute
Encephalitis
syndrome (brain fever) killed 73 in Muzaffarpur Bihar this week and more
than 200 are in trap of this fever.
Dr
Shailesh Prasad Singh, Civil surgeon District Muzzafarpur, told that the fever
caused deaths in Sri Krishn Medical College and another private hospital. The
death victims are mostly of 7 years children. He told that more than 200 are in
trap of this fever.
The
fever prone areas where the cases of this suffering have been seen are
district: Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi, Motihari, Vaishali and Sheohar
Union
Health Minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan,
visited Muzzafarpur on Sunday to assess the situation.
Mr
Mangal Pandey, Health Minister Bihar, told, “The Doctors of state are caring
them constantly with all the rescue medicines to save the life of suffering. A
crew of doctors and nurses from Patna AIIMS has been called for treatment.