9-year-old Dead From Rare Brain Infection Due to Amoebic Encephalitis
Edited By WION Video Desk
Published: Aug 18, 2025, 21:59 IST | Updated: Aug 18, 2025, 21:59 IST
A nine-year-old girl from Thamarassery in Kerala’s Kozhikode district has died from a brain infection which is caused by Naegleria fowleri, commonly called the “brain-eating amoeba.”
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