Leptospirosis, hepatitis and and shigelosis have seen a drastic increase in Keraly in the last three years. Cases and deaths and deaths of PAM) primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) have more than doubled in the last two years, although in 2024 a high number of mumps have also been reported.
They were evaluated using data from the integrated supervision of the medical department and information made available through the RTI question.
In 2024 there were 3,525 confirmed cases of leptospirosis and 226 deaths. Probable cases and death were 2 479 or 166 respectively. In 2023 there were 2,417 confirmed cases and 133 deaths. Probable cases and death were 2 769 or 149 respectively. In 2022 there were 2,482 confirmed cases and 121 confirmed deaths. Probable cases and death were 2 833 and 169 respectively.
Change of pattern
KK Purushothaman, a public health expert, points out that the death caused by leptospirosis has recently increased and their pattern has changed compared to previous years. “We have to probate the role of body fluids of dogs, cats and cattle, along with the role of rats, in the spread of infection. People in urban areas are now infected with other than agricultural workers and those based in slums.
There were 7,966 cases of hepatitis A and 84 and in 2024. Probable cases and death were 20,692 and 14 respectively. In comparison, the cases and deaths in 2023 1 073 and 14 respectively. In 2022 there were 231 confirmed cases and 894 probable cases and two confirmed the death and one probable death. In 2024 there were 74 908 cases of mumps, while the data for 2022 and 2023 are not available.
Pam and rabies
Another public health expert refers to new or rarely reported infection, such as smallpox monkeys. In 2022, no cases of PAM were reported in Kerala. In 2022, however, two cases of Pam and two deaths were recorded. In 2024 there were 38 cases and eight deaths. Over the years, there has been an increase in rabric cases. In 2022, 17 cases and deaths in 2023 and 22 cases and death last year there were 15 cases and so many deaths.
In 2024, up to 119 cases of Shigella infection and one death were reported. Dr. Purushothaman claims that the causes of the disease have changed in the last decade. “The new shigella virus, such as Shigella Flexneri and Shigella Sonnei, is reporting. In many cases, doctors cannot identify themselves as Shigella infection because it was progressing over 20244.
Published – April 19 2025 20:24
