Brain-eating amoeba: Kerala reports sixth amoebic meningoencephalitis death in a month

Brain-eating amoeba: Kerala reports sixth amoebic meningoencephalitis death in a month

Amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare but fatal brain infection caused by free-living amoebae found in freshwater, lakes and rivers, has emerged as a public health concern in Kerala. | Photo Credit: Wikipedia Kerala reported another death due to amoebic meningoencephalitis on Thursday (September 11, 2025), the sixth due to the infection in a month, when a […]

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Brain-eating amoeba: Two children cured of amoebic encephalitis in Kerala

Brain-eating amoeba: Two children cured of amoebic encephalitis in Kerala

With this, the number of those under treatment at the Kozhikode MCH has come down to nine, including a 11-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy. Their condition is reported to be stable.  Two children undergoing treatment for amoebic meningoencephalitis have been discharged from the Government Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode, Kerala. According to sources, the children, […]

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Brain-eating amoeba: Kerala reports fifth amoebic meningoencephalitis death in a month

Brain-eating amoeba: Kerala reports fifth amoebic meningoencephalitis death in a month

Kerala reported the fifth death due to amoebic meningoencephalitis in a month as a Malappuram native undergoing treatment at the Government Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode, died on Monday (September 8, 2025). According to sources, Sobhana, 56, from Thiruvali near Wandoor in Malappuram district, was admitted to the hospital last week. She had been in a […]

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Amoeba found in well water at house of girl who died due to amoebic encephalitis in Kerala

Amoeba found in well water at house of girl who died due to amoebic encephalitis in Kerala

It was probably the fourth case of the rare brain infection reported from Kozhikode district in 2025 so far, according to health officials. | Photo Credit:  Getty Images/iStockphoto Health officials said on Tuesday (August 19, 2025) that amoeba was found in the well water at the residence of a nine-year-old girl who died last week […]

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