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- The Health Department in Malappuram district, Kerala, is striving to identify the origin of a fever outbreak in different parts of Malappuram district that claimed five lives between March and May second week
- Over 60 people had symptoms of encephalitis or inflammation of the brain, and around 20 had symptoms of meningitis or inflammation of the meninges. The meninges are three layers of protective tissue called the dura mater, arachnoid mater, and pia mater that surround the neuraxis.
- According to sources, the symptoms of some patients were structurally similar to that of Japanese Encephalitis. However, it is yet to be confirmed whether the infection was caused by a virus or a bacteria, or the combined effect of both of them.
- Japanese encephalitis (JE) is an infection of the brain caused by the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV). It is a mosquito-borne flavivirus, and belongs to the same genus as dengue, yellow fever and West Nile viruses.
- In March, A boy from Malappuram district, was diagnosed with West Nile fever- a zoonotic disease caused by West Nile Virus. According to world Health Organization (WHO) West Nile virus transmits to humans through bites from infected Culex mosquitoes.




