Patna: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan will visit Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, where more than 50 children have died due to suspected Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) so far.
A five-member team of the central government on Wednesday visited Muzaffarpur to investigate the cause of the deaths of children. "Harsh Vardhan along with Union Minister of State for Health Ashwani Kumar Choubey will visit Muzaffarpur to take stock of the situation," a state health department official said.
Meanwhile, taking outbreak of AES, central government has deployed a team of scientists from Patna-based Rahendra Memorial Research Centre to Muzaffarpur to help provide proper treatment to children suffering from the disease.
In Muzaffarpur, SKMC & Hospital continues to recieve fresh cases of symptoms akin to AES on Wednesday.
