AES outbreak: BJP leader CP Thakur writes letter to PM, asks to intervene

Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in Bihar has so far claimed lives of more than 145 innocent children and the state and union government are scrambling to deal with the outbreak of the disease. At present, more than 400 children detected with AES have been admitted to various hospitals and most of the deaths have been attributed to low blood sugar level (hypoglycemia). Muzaffarpur district has been in the news lately as maximum of deaths have taken place in the eastern state of Bihar for more than two decades