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Indian children, suffering from AES (Accute Encephalitis syndrome) are taken inside ICU (Intensive Care Unit ) of SKMCH (Sri Krishna Medical college and Hospital ) for treatment ,in Muzaffarpur on June 23, 2019 . Encephalitis , also called brain fever , has afflicted more than 600 children across 16 district of Bihar which 142 have lost their lives since the begining of this month . The precise causes of AES , which killed more rhan 350 in Bihar in 2014 , are not known though a majority of medical professionals say it is linked to a heat wave that has gripped Bihar for the last month . (Photo by Ritesh Shukla ) (Photo by Ritesh Shukla/NurPhoto)
