Patna: 36 Children have died due to suspected Acute Encephalitis Syndrome or AES in the last 48 hours in Muzaffarpur in Bihar and 133 children are admitted in hospitals. AES outbreaks are routine in areas in and around Muzaffarpur during summer, and mostly affects children below 15 years of age.    Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expressed his concern on the increase of death of childrens due AES and said that there is a lack of information and awareness among the people as how to tackle the disease. Symptoms of AES are acute-onset of fever and a change in mental status- confusion, disorientation, delirium or coma. Most wards in private and Government hospitals in the district are full of Children, mostly from rural areas. Dr. Sahi, Medical Superindent at the Sri Krishna Medical College Hospital in the district said that there proper research required to be conducted, but 90 % cases are due to hypoglycemia. The Health Department officials have visited Muzaffarpur and reviewed the situation.