Stock image of woman using a neti pot. The CDC says that neti pots may be a transmission route for the invasive microorganism Acanthamoeba The amoeba can cause eye and skin infections — as well a ...

KOCHI: Kerala reported multiple cases of amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare central nervous system infection caused by free-living amoeba found in freshwater, lakes, and rivers in July and August.

Rising pollution of waterbodies in the State and the increase in ambient temperature could potentially be leading to increased amoebic concentration in waterbodies and the growing incidence of amoebic ...

Public concern has risen with multiple cases of amoebic meningoencephalitis and resultant fatality being reported in recent times. Dr O Sasikumari, a specialist in clinical microbiology and associate ...

Even as public concerns mount about the increase in the reported amoebic meningoencephalitis cases and the “unknown” mode of disease transmission in many cases in Kerala, experts have clarified that ...

Amoebic encephalitis, caused by brain-eating amoeba, kills 2 young children in Kerala. So, avoid swimming in lakes contaminated with Naegleria fowleri amoeba. Contaminated water is the main culprit ...

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government on Monday received the first batch of a medicine, donated by a UAE-based entrepreneur, to treat the highly rare amoebic meningoencephalitis disease, six cases ...