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Amoebic Meningoencephalitis: 23 deaths reported in Kerala so far, says sta
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram districts have been most affected according to estimates while cases are also increasing in Kozhikode and Malappuram.
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"Request everybody, don't take risk": Shashi Tharoor on rising cases of br
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Kerala has reported 69 Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM) cases, and so far, 19 deaths have been confirmed this year. As on September 12, the state had reported 52 cases.
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Kerala Health Minister clarifies 'no cluster of' PAM cases, confirms 19 de
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Tuesday clarified there's no cluster of Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM) cases in 2025, though there were clusters in 2024 linked to a common water source.
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Kerala: Amebic Meningoencephalitis death toll on the rise, 17 out of 66 in
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Kerala Health Department has revised figures on Amebic Meningoencephalitis cases and deaths in the state. As per the latest update, so far 66 people have been infected.
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NCDC, Kerala Health Department monitoring brain-eating amoeba situation cl
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Official sources confirmed that the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the Kerala Health Department are closely tracking the situation after the state reported 52 cases this year, affecting individuals aged 3 months to 91 years, with 33 males and 19 females diagnosed.
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Tamil Nadu Health Minister asks people not to panic, says current illness
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma. Subramanian has stated that there is no need for panic, such as wearing masks, in Tamil Nadu, and added that the current illnesses are only seasonal infections that typically occur during the monsoon period.
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Karachi woman dies after contracting brain-eating amoeba
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
A 36-year-old Karachi woman, Maryam Shakeel, died after contracting Naegleria, a brain-eating amoeba found in water. Health officials confirmed that low chlorine levels in the city's water supply allowed the deadly organism to thrive.
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'Brain-eating' amoeba claims life of 22-year-old in Pakistan's Karachi, ma
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
In a rare occurrence, a 22-year-old man died of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) in Karachi, taking the tally of casualties to three this year, ARY News reported.
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Pakistan: 'Brain-eating amoeba' claims another life in Karachi
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Khalid Niaz urged the public to refrain from swimming in pools that have not been properly chlorinated. He further advised the public to avoid activities that may cause water to enter the nose.
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