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Brain-eating amoeba: Kerala reports another death from amoebic meningoencephalitis

May 20, 2026 admin

Health officials point out that PAM is caused by Naegleria fowleri, an amoeba that thrives in warm freshwater lakes, ponds and rivers. It can also survive in poorly maintained swimming pools in rare cases. | Photo Credit: Wikipedia A 73-year-old woman from Nellikuzhi in Kothamangalam in Ernakulam district of Kerala has died of primary amoebic…

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Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills Pak Man After He Went Swimming: Report

July 13, 2024 admin

The victim was identified as Aurangzeb. (Representational) Islamabad: In a rare occurrence, a 22-year-old man died of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) in Pakistan’s Karachi, taking the tally of casualties to three this year, ARY News reported. PAM is notably a disease of the central nervous system caused by Naegleria fowleri commonly called ‘brain-eating’ amoeba. The…

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Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills Israeli Man, 25, After He Went Swimming On Beach

July 9, 2024 admin

The Naegleria fowleri amoeba is typically found in lakes, rivers, or hot springs A 25-year-old man has died after being infected with ‘brain-eating amoeba’, likely during a swim at a popular beach in Israel. According to Times Of Israel, the Israeli man, who officials have not publicly named, is thought to have potentially come into contact with…

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Rare and fatal brain-eating amoeba infection | Explained

July 4, 2024 admin

Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis infections, though rare, are fatal and 97% of the patients don’t survive. Image for representation purposes only. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The story so far: A12-year-old boy E.P. Mridul from Feroke in Kozhikode district of Kerala, who had been undergoing treatment for primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) at a private hospital,…

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Kerala Boy, 12, Infected By Brain-Eating Amoeba, 3rd Case Since May

June 28, 2024 admin

The disease has a mortality rate of 95-100 per cent (Representational) Kozhikode (Kerala): A 12-year-old boy has been afflicted by amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare brain infection caused by a free-living amoeba found in contaminated waters, in Kozhikode district of Kerala, according to sources in the private hospital where he is being treated. This is the…

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