THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Deaths due to Amebic Meningoencephalitis continue in Kerala. A 77-year-old woman from Chirayinkeezhu Azhoor, Thiruvananthapuram, has died. The housewife had been undergoing treatment for about a month. She died while undergoing treatment at the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College. The source of her disease is not yet clear.

With the number of deaths due to Amebic Meningoencephalitis increasing in the state, the Health Department has started a study to find out the causes and source of the disease. The study is being conducted jointly by the Health Department and experts from the ICMR National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai.

Despite being an environment-related disease, the team does not include environmental experts. The team is limited in studying all aspects of t

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