4th Case Of Rare-But-Deadly Brain-Eating Amoeba Reported In Kerala

This is the fourth case of the rare brain infection reported in the state since May and all the patients are children, three of whom have already died.

Another case of amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare brain infection caused by a free-living amoeba found in contaminated waters, has been reported from Kerala.

A 14-year-old boy, a resident of Payyoli in this north Kerala district, is afflicted with the disease, according to sources in the private hospital where he is being treated.

This is the fourth case of the rare brain infection reported in the state since May and all the patients are children, three of whom have already died.