By: Ajay Kumar Pandey
MUZAFFARPUR: Health officials in Muzaffarpur have confirmed that at least four kids have died this year due to the deadly disease Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES). Two out of these four kids died at SKMCH during the last 24 hours.
Every year kids die of this disease in peak summer months. Earlier, it was associated with litchi but recent studies have ruled out litchi to be a factor. Confirming the death of the two children at SKMCH, superintendent Dr Sunil Kumar Shahi said that 27 suspected cases with AES have been reported till Thursday evening.
“Altogether 13 confirmed cases of AES have come to the light since January 1, this year. Four have succumbed to this fatal disease, while six have been discharged after treatment,” said Dr Shahi, adding that three such children are still undergoing treatment here. All of them have been admitted to the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at SKMCH.”
"We are hoping that the condition will prevail for some more time as temperature is still high. Even the humidity is higher than normal. This is the ideal condition for outbreak of the disease," the superintendent said. Sources in the health department said that children with suspected AES diseases have been admitted with symptoms of convulsion, high temperature and memory loss among others.
Meanwhile, Muzaffarpur civil surgeon Dr Shailesh Prasad Singh said that the district health administration is ready to meet all challenges. “We have a well- equipped PICU apart from full stock of medicines,” he said.
The civil surgeon, however, said that they were facing shortage of infrastructural facilities. “We are working with makeshift wards and ICU in treating the kids at primary health centres. We have converted a room at each PHC as PICU with all facilities,” he added.
Notably, former union health minister Dr Harshvardhan had visited the SKMCH nearly four years ago. He had made many announcements including setting up a virology laboratory at SKMCH to study the nature of the disease. “Nothing has been done even after almost four years since the announcement was made,” said a hospital source.
MUZAFFARPUR: Health officials in Muzaffarpur have confirmed that at least four kids have died this year due to the deadly disease Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES). Two out of these four kids died at SKMCH during the last 24 hours.
Every year kids die of this disease in peak summer months. Earlier, it was associated with litchi but recent studies have ruled out litchi to be a factor. Confirming the death of the two children at SKMCH, superintendent Dr Sunil Kumar Shahi said that 27 suspected cases with AES have been reported till Thursday evening.
“Altogether 13 confirmed cases of AES have come to the light since January 1, this year. Four have succumbed to this fatal disease, while six have been discharged after treatment,” said Dr Shahi, adding that three such children are still undergoing treatment here. All of them have been admitted to the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at SKMCH.”
"We are hoping that the condition will prevail for some more time as temperature is still high. Even the humidity is higher than normal. This is the ideal condition for outbreak of the disease," the superintendent said. Sources in the health department said that children with suspected AES diseases have been admitted with symptoms of convulsion, high temperature and memory loss among others.
Meanwhile, Muzaffarpur civil surgeon Dr Shailesh Prasad Singh said that the district health administration is ready to meet all challenges. “We have a well- equipped PICU apart from full stock of medicines,” he said.
The civil surgeon, however, said that they were facing shortage of infrastructural facilities. “We are working with makeshift wards and ICU in treating the kids at primary health centres. We have converted a room at each PHC as PICU with all facilities,” he added.
Notably, former union health minister Dr Harshvardhan had visited the SKMCH nearly four years ago. He had made many announcements including setting up a virology laboratory at SKMCH to study the nature of the disease. “Nothing has been done even after almost four years since the announcement was made,” said a hospital source.
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