New Delhi: Medical doctors in Muzaffarpur have said that better health infrastructure could have helped contain the disease and save lives as Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) continues to claim lives in Bihar. The death toll in Bihar, which is grappling under the deadly encephalitis, touched 84 till Sunday afternoon.

Randeep Guleria, Director at AIIMS told ANI, "Unfortunately, encephalitis is common in Bihar and many types of research are being done. Our aim is to get control over the deaths. There is a need to increase health infrastructure. AIIMS is ready to give support. The central government is also looking into it. Over the next few years, we will be able to control Japanese Encephalitis."