As more cases of the brain-eating amoeba are being reported in Kerala, mid-day.com spoke to Mumbai doctors to highlight the causes, more about primary amoebic meningoencephalitis and why people should take it seriously
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Since May, Kerala has reported as many as five cases of people affected by Naegleria fowleri, popularly known as the brain-eating amoeba. With the latest case being that of a 12-year-old in Thrissur, the fear around the infection is rising in the state. Mumbai experts believe the city doesn’t have to fear just yet even though it is the monsoon, but say people should be concerned about it.
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