Story Highlight :Kerala has reported another case of the deadly “brain-eating amoeba,” Naegleria fowleri, raising the total number of cases this year to 104. The latest patient is a 3.5-year-old child from Kannur. Health Minister Veena George earlier confirmed the statewide tally.
In India’s Kerala, another case of the fatal brain infection popularly referred to as ‘brain-eating amoeba’ was confirmed on Monday (Oct 13). The latest patient, as per reports, is a three-and-a-half-year-old boy from Thayyil in Kannur district. Analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples confirmed the presence of Naegleria fowleri. This comes as the death toll from the fatal brain infection went up to 23, as of Sunday (Oct 12), reported the state’s health minister Veena George. In a statement, the minister said that, so far this year, a total of 104 cases of amoebic encephalitis, aka brain fever, have been reported in Kerala. He also revealed which Kerala districts have been hit worst by the brain fever. Here’s all you need to know.