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Pilibhit: After a spate of ‘fever’ deaths in Bareilly, Badaun and Lakhimpur Kheri, four such deaths in neighbouring Pilibhit in just 12 hours on Monday have jolted local residents. We got the information about their deaths only after their family members approached us.”The fourth death was reported from Pandari village under Pilibhit Sadar tehsil where a 17-year-old youth, Aman Maurya, died due to fever. The district health department is on a high alert and all possible steps are being taken to prevent an epidemic-like situation.The first death was reported from Akhauli village under Bisalpur tehsil. Naresh Chandra, pradhan of Heerapur, said, “Sant Ram underwent treatment from a village doctor. An 11-year-old boy, Ashutosh, died around 2.30 am at the district government hospital..