Mystery disease kills four more in Bihar
June 21st, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANSPatna, June 21 (IANS) Four more children have died of a mysterious disease in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district, taking the death toll to 32, officials said Tuesday.
The children died after reporting high fever followed by convulsions and unconsciousness.
Bihar Health Minister Ashwani Kumar Choubey told IANS that two expert teams will help identify the disease that had killed several children in last few days.
“It is not proper to term it encephalitis,” Choubey said.
Locals termed the disease “chamki ki bimari” and said the symptoms were similar to encephalitis, a disease that causes inflammation of the brain.
Over three dozen children are undergoing treatment in hospitals.
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