Health · Public Health & Disease · 2 hrs ago
Eight Shigella cases confirmed in Kerala’s Malappuram district
Eight people have tested positive for Shigella in Malappuram district, in Kerala, India.
Five of the cases are linked to a wedding feast held on October 31 in Elamkulam panchayat, near Perinthalmanna.
About 80 wedding guests have reported diarrhoea, and a child in the area is being watched for a suspected infection.
Other confirmed cases include a girl who ate food from a snack shop and two people who ate mandi rice at a restaurant near Nilambur.
Food and water samples from the wedding are being tested, and stool samples from affected people will be examined at a laboratory in Manjeri.
Health teams have stepped up surveillance, while officials have advised people to drink boiled, cooled water and eat properly cooked food.
Authorities plan more inspections of local businesses and public events, and event organisers have been asked to follow health guidelines.
Eight people have tested positive for Shigella infection in Malappuram district, Kerala.
Five cases are linked to a wedding feast held on October 31 in Elamkulam panchayat.
Around 80 people who attended the wedding have since reported diarrhoea symptoms.
Health officials have stepped up surveillance and preventive measures, while food and water samples are being tested.
- Who
- Eight people in Malappuram district have tested positive for Shigella.
- What
- Health officials are investigating the cases and stepping up surveillance and preventive measures.
- When
- The wedding linked to five cases was held on October 31, 2026. The cases were reported on November 7, 2026.
- Where
- Malappuram district, Kerala, including Elamkulam, Amarambalam and Chungathara.
- Why
- Five cases are linked to a wedding feast, while other cases are linked to food from a snack shop and a restaurant.
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A wedding feast was held in ward 12 of Elamkulam panchayat.
Around 80 attendees reported diarrhoea symptoms, and five tested positive for Shigella.
Health officials reported eight confirmed cases and stepped up surveillance and preventive measures.
- Confirmed cases
- 8
- Cases linked to wedding
- 5
- Wedding date
- October 31, 2026
- Wedding attendees reporting symptoms
- Around 80
- Other food-linked cases
- A four-year-old girl who ate food from a snack shop, and two people who ate mandi rice at a restaurant
- Testing location
- Government Medical College, Manjeri