Amoebic an infection confirmed in three-year-old boy in Kerala’s Kannur

A 3-and-a-half-year-old boy from Thayyil in Kannur district of Kerala has been recognized with an amoebic an infection after being admitted to the Authorities Medical School Hospital (MCH), Kozhikode, with fever and seizures.

Evaluation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples confirmed the presence of amoeba species by way of PCR testing at a laboratory in Thiruvanathapuram, elevating issues of amoebic meningoencephalitis, a uncommon however doubtlessly deadly mind an infection.

Well being authorities confirmed that the kid had been affected by fever for 3 days and skilled two episodes of seizures earlier than hospital admission. He’s at the moment present process therapy within the basic ward and is reported to be secure.

“The kid’s situation is below management and acceptable therapy has been initiated,“ mentioned a Well being division supply.

The current case from Kannur comes amid Kerala’s rising alert over sporadic amoebic infections reported throughout districts, with over 100 confirmed instances and 23 deaths recorded to this point. Earlier instances had been reported in Kollam, Thiruvanathapuram, Malappuram, and Kozhikode districts.

The Well being division has intensified environmental testing and chlorination drives in areas susceptible to contamination from stagnant water sources. Public advisories urge residents to keep away from bathing in untreated water and guarantee correct chlorination of wells.

Medical consultants notice that Naegleria fowleri, generally generally known as “brain-eating amoeba”, thrives in heat recent water and might enter the physique by way of the nostril, resulting in an infection of the mind and spinal wire. Kids and immunocompromised people are thought of at excessive danger.