In Kerala, another death has been confirmed due to amoebic encephalitis, a deadly brain infection. The patient was undergoing treatment at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital. Currently, 17 patients are being treated at the same hospital for the disease, which is caused by free-living amoebae found in contaminated water. 

 

 

Over the past one and a half months, 15 people have lost their lives to amoebic encephalitis in the state. In response, the State Health Department has stepped up precautionary measures. People are being advised to use only chlorinated water and to avoid diving or bathing in unclean ponds and water bodies.