Naegleria fowleri

BRAIN-EATING AMOEBA: CAUSES, SYMPTOMS AND PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS

Naegleria fowleri, a thermophilic free-living amoeba, causes the highly fatal Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM) by entering the brain via nasal passages from warm freshwater. Rising temperatures and poor water quality have triggered an unprecedented outbreak in Kerala, necessitating strict One Health surveillance.