Encephalitis toll rises to 21 in Bihar

Gaya: With two more children death
reported, the toll in the Japanese Encephalitis and high fever
rose to 21, while 45 others are still undergoing treatment in
Gaya town, official sources said here on Tuesday.

Two more children have died yesterday, A N Sinha Medical
College Hospital Superintendent, Sitaram Prasad said.

The 21 death have been reported in a three week period,
the sources said.

The samples of other children have been sent for
examination.

He said that 45 others were still being treated at the
hospital.

In June this year, around 60 children had died of a
mystery disease in Muzaffarpur.

PTI