patna come summer and acute encephalitis syndrome aes fear starts gripping bihar especially northern part of the state which mainly reports the cases among children with the onset of heat so far this year five cases and one death related to aes have been reported while the two suspected cases are undergoing treatment at skmch in muzaffarpurhospitals deputy superintendent and paediatric department head dr gopal shankar sahni said one patient is eightyearold of bandra block in muzaffarpur and had come with 104 f body temperature another is around threeyearold child from motihari both have the symptom of aes however one final report is awaited which is likely to come by monday dr sahni said they had carried out several tests of the patients and both are in stable conditionof the five cases three were reported in the month of january one each from muzaffarpur sitamarhi and araria two other cases were reported in march one each from muzaffarpur and east champaranmeanwhile health minister mangal pandey in a statement to the media on sunday said the department was on alert mode in this regard and doctors and health care workers hcws were being trained by the experts to tackle the situation he said preparations are going on in all the government health institutes and they are also arranging necessary resourcesevery year during summer several children are affected by the aes hence for the control timely and proper treatment twoday training of doctors and paramedics was held at patna medical college and hospital pmch on march 14 and 15 these healthcare workers were taught about the necessary and immediate medical aid to be given to children in case they are affected by the aespandey said the hcws were also trained about the situation when he had to refer children to bigger hospitals and send the samples immediately for the test he further said two doctors and two paramedics have been given the training as master trainers who will then train other hcws in their respective districts