Synopsis: The Kerala Health Department and the Indian Council of Medical Research have launched a joint field study to trace the causes and transmission of amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare but deadly brain infection that has claimed 30 lives in the state this year. The research, beginning in Kozhikode and soon expanding to other districts, will trace environmental sources, identify water bodies contaminated with pathogenic amoebae, and develop preventive strategies.

The Kerala State Health Department, in collaboration with experts from the National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE), Chennai, under the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), has launched a detailed field study to identify the causes and transmission patterns of amoebic meningoencephalitis.

The condition is a rare

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