THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: 41 people have died in Kerala due to Amoebic Meningoencephalitis in the last 11 months. 170 people were infected during this period. Eight of the 17 infected people died this month. Thiruvananthapuram native K.V. Vinaya (26) is the latest victim.

The study launched by the Health Department to find the source of the deaths caused by Amoebic Meningoencephalitis is progressing as the state has been gripped by a spate of deaths. Health experts have not yet suggested any specific preventive measures. Although it is said that the disease is caused by water and that people should not bathe in waterbodies, there is no clear answer as to how bedridden patients who have been weakened for years contracted the disease and died.

The study, conducted by the Health Department and ex

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