US EditionState Public Health Lab Develops Molecular Tests to Identify Deadly Amoeba
- The State Public Health Laboratory identified Acanthamoeba spp. In a human sample on June 6, 2025, using molecular diagnostic test kits developed six months prior.
- This breakthrough followed frequent cases of amoebic meningoencephalitis in Kerala, which lacked rapid confirmatory diagnosis and relied on sending samples outside the State.
- The lab’s test kits detect five common free-living amoeba species and enable early pathogen identification, allowing targeted treatment to start promptly.
- Director S. Sunija noted that this marked the initial occasion their team detected Acanthamoeba in a patient sample, while Dr. R. Aravind highlighted that early detection allows for more effective and timely drug treatment.
- This development means Kerala no longer depends on external labs for diagnosis, improving timely treatment and potentially reducing fatalities from amoebic encephalitis.
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State public health lab develops molecular tests to identify deadly amoeba
This is the first time that the lab has managed to identify and give confirmatory diagnosis of the causative organism of amoebic encephalitis in a human sample using molecular diagnostic tests developed in its own lab. The lab has developed tests to identify five species of amoeba which are commonly found to cause serious disease in humans
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