Thiruvananthapuram, Sept. 16 -- Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Tuesday clarified there's no cluster of Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM) cases in 2025, though there were clusters in 2024 linked to a common water source.

She also confirmed 69 PAM cases with 19 deaths so far this year, updating earlier figures.

Speaking to ANI, Minister George said, "Not clusters, single cases...we did have clusters, but not in 2025... but back in 2024, there was a cluster there because the same water source was used...here, there is no cluster, but we have cases, we have a total number of 69 cases..."

Authorities like NCDC and Kerala Health Department are closely monitoring the situation amid concerns over this rare, often fatal brain in...