Kerala and Karnataka have issued health advisories for Sabarimala pilgrims amid recent amoebic meningoencephalitis cases. Devotees are advised to avoid water entering the nose, maintain hygiene, carry medications, and seek medical help for any symptoms. Emergency services are deployed along pilgrimage routes.

Hyderabad: With the annual Sabarimala pilgrimage season beginning, health authorities in Kerala and other States have issued advisories to Sabarimala devotees, with special emphasis on preventing water from entering the nose in the wake of amoebic meningoencephalitis (brain fever) cases reported in the State.

The advisories urged pilgrims under medical treatment to carry their records and medicines, with the said regular medications not to be discontinued while preparing for the

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