Overview

• Health minister Veena George said Kerala has recorded 69 amoebic meningoencephalitis cases and 19 deaths in 2025.
• State data reported by The Hindu indicate that across 2024–2025 only 11 of about 110 cases involved Naegleria fowleri, with most linked to Acanthamoeba.
• Kerala’s post-2023 policy to test CSF in unexplained encephalitis has increased detection and enabled earlier treatment.
• Clinicians report mortality has fallen to roughly 24.5% with aggressive diagnosis and intensive care, and waterbodies are being chlorinated as a precaution.
• Public figures, including MP Shashi Tharoor, are advising people to avoid swimming in untreated freshwater, and authorities report no case clusters this year.