Amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare but fatal brain infection caused by free-living amoebae found in freshwater, lakes and rivers, has emerged as a public health concern in the State as the decease has claimed a few lives while a few others narrowly escaped death. A.S. Jayanth and S.R. Praveen investigate the factors that led to its outbreak and the preventive steps being taken
Amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare but fatal brain infection caused by free-living amoebae found in freshwater, lakes and rivers, has emerged as a public health concern in the State as the decease has claimed a few lives while a few others narrowly escaped death. A.S. Jayanth and S.R. Praveen investigate the factors that led to its outbreak and the preventive steps being taken