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Kerala’s health department has sounded an alert in Kozhikode district after three back to back cases of the rare primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) were reported in the region. One of the victims, a nine-year-old girl, died and two others, including a three-month-old baby, are battling for their lives.
Amoebic meningoencephalitis is caused by Naegleria fowleri, known as the “brain eating amoeba”. It is a free-living amoeba found in warm, fresh water and soil, and infects people when it enters the body through the nose. This year, Kerala had eight confirmed cases and two deaths, including the one reported in Thamarassery in Kozhikode on August 14.
Health department officials said there is no common factor among the three cases, which were reported from different villages in the district. “We are clueless about how the three-month-old baby got infected by the rare disease. The amoeba might have entered the body while bathing. The infected water could enter the body through the nose. At the same time, the brain eating amoeba is also found in dust and soil. Hence, exposure to water with this particular amoebic presence is not mandatory for infection,” the official said.
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