Overview

• A three-month-old from Kozhikode and a 52-year-old from Malappuram died at Kozhikode Medical College Hospital, taking August's toll to three following an earlier death of a nine-year-old.
• Hospital officials report 10 patients under treatment for primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, with two in critical condition and underlying comorbidities.
• State data indicate roughly 42 confirmed cases in 2025, with most recent patients from Kozhikode, Malappuram, and Wayanad.
• Health authorities have launched chlorination drives for wells and storage tanks and are running community awareness campaigns in affected districts.
• Diagnostic capacity has been expanded across medical college labs, PCR testing is available at the Public Health Lab, and Kozhikode MCH is adding a phase-contrast microscope; the health minister also announced a rare full recovery of a 17-year-old with simultaneous amoebic and Aspergillus brain infections.