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Molecular Test Kits for Amoeba
June 11 , 2025
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- Kerala developed its own molecular diagnostic test kits to identify five common species of free-living amoeba (FLA).
- They are toxic to humans and which can cause amoebic meningoencephalitis.
- A highly fatal brain infection, cases of amoebic meningoencephalitis are being reported frequently in Kerala now.
- There are over 400 species of free-living amoeba in the environment, but only six have been documented to be pathogenic to humans.
- The State Public Health Laboratory is also the only lab which has the ability to identify five of these toxic organisms.
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