85 kids dead, but Bihar hospitals lack Japanese encephalitis test

It may sound strange but it is true. Despite the fact that Bihar is in the grip of Japanese encephalitis, the state's largest government-owned Patna Medical College and Hospital has stoppedtesting......

Parents of encephalitis-struck kids turn to God for healing

Rising number of deaths due to the disease has made the prime minister's office take notice. A three-member health team from Delhi will be visiting the hospital on Friday totake stock of the......

Encephalitis kills 85 children in Bihar's Gaya district

Patna high court takes up PIL; directs state government to file reply within two weeks on the steps taken to counter the disease. M I Khan reports.Encephalitis, a mosquito-borne disease, has killed......

Families of encephalitis victims spend a doleful Diwali

It has been a dark andmournful Diwali for the families of 72 children who died of Japaneseencephalitis in Bihar's Gaya district this year. Celebrations gave way for mourning, as the families prayed......