Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 29 -- The Kerala Health Department, in collaboration with the ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai, has launched a joint field study to identify the causes and risk factors behind Amebic Meningoencephalitis (Amebic Brain Fever).
The study has commenced in Kozhikode and will soon extend to Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam and Malappuram districts.
This initiative follows a technical workshop held in August 2024 that brought together experts from ICMR, IAV, the Pondicherry AV Institute, the Indian Institute of Science and the Pollution Control Board to plan coordinated research. The current field study is a continuation of that collaborative effort.
Health Minister Veena George said Kerala has been implementi...