Pictures: Brain fever outbreak wreaks havoc in India

Health experts have long been dumbfounded by the root of the encephalitis outbreak

Published: June 20, 2019 14:08 Christian Borbon, Senior Web Editor

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Children showing symptoms of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) being treated at a hospital in Muzaffarpur district. Doctors are not sure what the cause is, but one theory is that the culprit is a toxin found in lychees eaten by children of poor families who go to bed with empty stomachs. Image Credit: PTI

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A woman mourns over the body of her daughter, who died of acute encephalitis, outside a hospital in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. Image Credit: AFP

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An Indian child suffering from Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) is treated at the government-run Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital in Muzaffarpur district in the eastern state of Bihar Image Credit: Agencies

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An Indian child suspected to have Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) arrives at the government-run Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital in Muzaffarpur district in the eastern state of Bihar. Image Credit: AFP

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A child showing symptoms of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) being treated at a hospital in Muzaffarpur Image Credit: PTI

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An Indian child suffering from Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) at the government-run Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital in Muzaffarpur district in the eastern state of Bihar Image Credit: AFP

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Indian women cry after the death of a child from Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) at the government-run Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital in Muzaffarpur district Image Credit: AFP

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An Indian child receives medical treatment due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) as family members react in a hospital in Muzaffarpur Image Credit: AFP

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An Indian child suffering from Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) is treated at the government-run Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital in Muzaffarpur Image Credit: AFP

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Children showing symptoms of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) undergoing treatment at Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH), in Muzaffarpur Image Credit: PTI

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