Overview

• The State Surveillance Unit’s September 12 update lists 66 confirmed cases of amoebic meningoencephalitis and 17 deaths across Kerala.
• Thiruvananthapuram reported a new case in a 17-year-old and now tracks nine active patients, with two earlier deaths this year involving comorbidities.
• An 18-year-old at the Government Medical College Hospital tested PCR-positive for Acanthamoeba, is receiving miltefosine, and is reported stable.
• Investigators tied recent illnesses to swimming at the Akkulam Tourism Village pool; the facility is closed, water samples are under PCR testing, and reopening awaits clearance.
• Health officials broadened PCR screening of unexplained encephalitis, enforced chlorination directives under the Public Health Act, and noted cases linked to neighbouring Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, including immunocompromised patients.