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Amoebic Meningoencephalitis: 23 deaths reported in Kerala so far, says sta
Updated : 5 months 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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All medicines of Sresan Pharmaceuticals banned from sale in Kerala
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Health Minister Veena George announced that all medicines manufactured by Sresan Pharmaceuticals, a company based in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, have been banned from distribution and sale in Kerala. The move follows action taken by the Tamil Nadu Drugs Controller to cancel the company's man
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Kerala govt constitutes committee to submit report on pediatric cough syru
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Kerala government constituted a committee to submit a report on the management of pediatric cough syrups following the death of at least 14 children after consumption of Coldrif syrup in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara, Kerala Health Minister Veena George said on Tuesday.
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"Request everybody, don't take risk": Shashi Tharoor on rising cases of br
Updated : 5 months, 1 week 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 assures strict action in Thiruvananthapuram hospita
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Responding to a submission by the Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly, VD Satheeshan, the minister said an expert committee has been constituted to investigate the case and submit a report.
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Kerala Assembly set to discuss concerns over amoebic meningoencephalitis
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Mannarkkad MLA N Shamsudheen submitted an adjournment motion notice, accusing the state government of not having effective measures to combat the disease. State's health minister Veena George said that the government is ready for a discussion on the matter, saying that "false propaganda: reg
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Kerala Health Minister clarifies 'no cluster of' PAM cases, confirms 19 de
Updated : 5 months, 1 week 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 to host two-day national workshop on IT solutions in AYUSH
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Kerala will host a two-day national workshop on IT solutions in the AYUSH sector from September 18-19 at KTDC Waterscapes, Kumarakom.
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"Everything is under control", says Kerala Health Minister, Veena George,
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
This comes after a 13-year-old boy allegedly died owing to electrocution on school premises in Kerala's Kollam region.
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Nipah surveillance: 33 removed from contact list in Kerala as 648 remain u
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Notably, 21 people from Malappuram and 12 from Palakkad have completed their isolation period and have been removed from the contact list, the statement read.
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Kerala: 674 people on Nipah contact list, says health minister Veena Georg
Updated : 8 months ago IST
In Malappuram, 12 individuals are under isolation and receiving treatment, while 88 samples have tested negative so far. Based on the completion of their isolation period, 81 people from Malappuram, 2 from Palakkad, and 1 from Ernakulam have been removed from the contact list.
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New Nipah death in Palakkad; 6 districts in Kerala put on alert
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Kerala's Palakkad district has reported a second Nipah case after a 58-year-old man from Kumaramputhur near Mannarkkad tested positive for the virus following his death in a private hospital at Perinthalmanna. Following the development, an alert has been issued to hospitals in Palakkad, M
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