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Surge in deadly ‘brain-eating’ amoeba cases causes alarm in India’s Kerala state
An increase in cases of a rare but fatal form of encephalitis has put authorities in India’s southern state of Kerala on alert, forcing them to step up testing to address what they say is a serious public health challenge. Kerala has reported around 69 cases of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) since the beginning of this year including 19 deaths following contact with Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as the “brain-eating” amoeba, the state health minister told the state assembly on Wednesday. Three of the deaths occurred in the last month, including that of a three-month old infant.
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efe.com
Un estado de la India declara la alerta sanitaria tras 19 muertes por la ameba “comecerebros” - EFE
El estado de Kerala, en el sur de la India, declaró la alerta sanitaria tras confirmarse 19 muertes por la llamada ameba "comecerebros".
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bbc.com
Brain-eating amoeba cases in Kerala: How an Indian state is battling a rare disease
In Kerala this year, more than 70 people have been diagnosed and 19 have died from the brain-eating amoeba.
