Kerala’s health department is on high alert following a rise in cases of Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM), a rare but deadly brain infection caused by Naegleria fowleri, often called the ‘brain-eating amoeba’.
So far this year, 61 cases have been confirmed across the state, with 19 reported deaths, many of them in recent weeks, NDTV reported.
Kerala’s Health Minister Veena George has called the situation as a serious public health concern. She said the infection, once mostly seen in limited areas like Kozhikode and Malappuram, is now being reported from different parts of Kerala.
“Unlike last year, we are not seeing clusters linked to a single water source. These are single, isolated cases, and this has complicated our epidemiological investigations,” George said
