The Kerala health department has partnered with the ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE), Chennai, to conduct a field-level study to identify the causes behind the increasing cases of amoebic meningoencephalitis in the state. A rare and often fatal brain infection, amoebic encephalitis (amoebic meningoencephalitis) has claimed several lives in Kerala in recent months. The disease is primarily contracted through swimming or bathing in contaminated water. According to a statement issued on Tuesday, the field study has begun in Kozhikode and will also cover Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, and Malappuram districts, reports PTI. For more details, check out the full story on the link mentioned below: Kerala partners with ICMR-NIE to study rising Amoebic Meningoencephalitis cases
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