Thiruvananthapuram, a day after the death of a 14-year-old boy due to amoebic meningoencephalitis, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan held a meeting in which several suggestions were made, including not bathing in unclean water bodies, to prevent further infection.A statement issued by his...
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], the Kerala government on Friday held a meeting to discuss issues related to amoebic meningoencephalitis under the leadership of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.CM Vijayan instructed people to avoid swimming in dirty water bodies. He stressed that swimming...
Kozhikode: A 14-year-old boy, who was undergoing treatment for amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare brain infection caused by free-living amoeba found in contaminated water, died at a private hospital here.The Kerala State Health Department on Thursday said Mridul died at 11.20 pm on Wednesday...
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Kerala Health Minister Veena George held a high-level meeting of the health department amid two deaths and one case of hospitalization due to amoebic meningoencephalitis in the last two months.It has been decided that special guidelines will be issued for...
Kozhikode (Kerala), A 12-year-old boy has been affected by amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare brain infection caused by a free-living amoeba found in contaminated water, in the Kozhikode district of Kerala, according to sources at the private hospital where the finds. he is being treated.This...
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Health Department on Thursday warned the public against various infectious diseases like colds, viral fevers, dengue and H1N1 in view of continued rains in the state.Amid rising cases of epidemics, the Department of Health has made the wearing of masks mandatory for...
Amoebic encephalitis is a rare but fatal infection of the central nervous system caused by a free-living amoeba, the Naegleria fowleri amoeba, also known as the brain-eating amoeba, which is found in freshwater, lakes and rivers.A week earlier, the amoebic encephalitis infection, caused by the...