A day after a 2 year old child died of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) at Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital in Muzaffarpur, chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday [26 May 2021] reviewed the preparedness and announced the extension of the socio-economic survey to all the AES-affected districts, including the 5 blocks of Muzaffarpur where it is already going on.
This is the 1st case of death of a child in the district due to AES this year [2021]. Sitamarhi, East, and West Champaran have reported one AES death each this year. The disease, which mainly affects children below 15 years of age and returns almost every year in certain districts of north Bihar, particularly Muzaffarpur, left over 200 children dead in 2019 alone.
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