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• Amoebic brain fever: Three persons diagnosed in Kerala, precautions advised

  ​​​In a statement, she revealed that a recent death in Thiruvananthapuram was also confirmed to have been from the deadly disease, commonly known as amoebic brain fever.

  

• In rare recovery, Kerala boy survives amoebic meningoencephalitis which has 97% mortality rate

  ​​​On May 28, the health minister called a meeting to prepare treatment guidelines under expert leadership, resulting in the release of a treatment protocol for amoebic meningoencephalitis on July 20.

  

• Centre to deploy team to support Kerala in probing Nipah virus case

  The ministry has advised the state to immediately implement public health measures such as active case search in the boy's family and his neighbourhood, and in areas with similar topography of the place the case was detected.

  

• Malaria outbreak hits Kerala's Ponnani; health officials sound alert

  The municipality has identified areas where the disease has been detected and is concentrating its efforts on those regions, according to the release. The health department warns that even individuals not displaying symptoms are at risk of contracting the disease.

  

• African Swine Fever outbreak reported in Kerala's Thrissur district

  ​The disease was confirmed in the pigs owned by Kuttalapuzha Babu of Veliyanthara in the 14th ward. The district Collector has directed the district animal husbandry officer to cull the pigs and bury them," according to an official release here.

  

• Boy dies of infection caused by rare brain-eating amoeba in Kerala

  According to health department sources, the child had taken a dip in a small pond in the area, and preventive measures are being implemented. Medical experts explained that the infection occurs when free-living, non-parasitic amoebae bacteria enter the body through the nose from contaminated water.

  

• Kerala's Malappuram intensifies viral hepatitis prevention

  Steps have been taken to clean the water by chlorinating the wells in the affected areas once every three days. With the help of volunteers, health workers and ASHA workers are conducting health awareness campaigns by visiting houses, the release said.

  

• 56 doctors get show-cause notice for unauthorized absence in Kerala

  The show-cause notice issued by the Additional Chief Secretary (Health) states, "Though all of them have already been given enough time to rejoin duty by the authorities, they defied the directions and continued on unauthorized absence."

  

• Kerala: Timely treatment cure shigella infection in four students

  . The official said that 148 students from a school in Kozhippuram Vennaiyur sought treatment for food poisoning last week. During their treatment, four students were found to be affected by Shigella after a thorough examination.

  

• KKR set to acquire Kerala's Baby Memorial Hospitals, make a comeback in hospital segment

  KKR plans to ramp up BMH and use it as a hospital platform pan India to acquire and build assets, said people in the know. It's investment will primarily be in a primary infusion into the company to fund its growth plans as well as a secondary investment to dilute the current promoters who will be operationally running the company.

  

• 12-year-old boy from Kozhikode infected by brain-eating amoeba; third case in Kerala

  "We identified the infection in tests done at our labs and informed the DMO who took preventive measures by closing down access to the pond where the child had bathed," the doctor said.