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‘Not amoebic encephalitis’: doctors dismiss speculations after Bengaluru resident’s death
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The Indian Express
Claims about the fatal disease affecting people in Bengaluru surfaced after Shiju, a resident of the state capital, died on September 26.
His family members said that Shiju died after suffering from fever along with bouts of serious headache.
Story continues below this adWhen he lost consciousness, he suffered from epileptic seizures leading to doubts that it was a possible case of amoebic encephalitis.
When contacted, authorities at the Baptiste Hospital in Bengaluru, where Shiju was treated, said that Nimhans did not find signs of infection due to amoebic encephalitis, or primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM).
Story continues below this adSince January, 19 deaths due to amoebic encephalitis have been reported in Kerala.