Archive · 16 Aug 2025
Kerala Girl Dies of Rare Brain Infection: Amoebic Encephalitis
A young girl in Kerala, India, sadly passed away from a rare brain infection called amoebic encephalitis.
This infection is caused by tiny amoebas that live in freshwater like ponds or lakes.
The girl got sick with a fever on August 13 and quickly got worse.
She passed away the next day.
Doctors are now working to find where she might have come into contact with the amoeba to protect others.
A nine-year-old girl in Kerala died from amoebic encephalitis.
She was admitted to a hospital on August 13 with a fever and died the next day.
Tests confirmed the cause of death was amoebic encephalitis.
Health officials are investigating the source of the infection.
The infection is caused by a free-living amoeba found in freshwater.
- Who
- A nine-year-old girl.
- What
- A nine-year-old girl died from amoebic encephalitis.
- When
- Died on August 14, after being admitted to the hospital on August 13.
- Where
- Kerala, India.
- Why
- Contracted the infection from a free-living amoeba, likely from a freshwater source.
- Type of Infection
- Amoebic encephalitis
- Age of Patient
- 9 years old
- Location
- Kerala, India
- Cause
- Free-living amoeba in freshwater
- Date of Death
- August 14
