Two more deaths due to shigellosis in Kerala
Kerala health officials have reported two additional deaths and eight new cases of shigellosis, a bacterial intestinal infection. This brings the state's total for the year to 147 confirmed cases and five deaths.
Why it matters
It highlights an ongoing public health concern regarding infectious disease outbreaks in India.
Two more deaths due to shigellosis was reported in Kerala on Monday (June 15, 2026). A seven-year-old boy’s death following bacillary dysentery or acute intestinal infection caused by shigella bacteria was reported from Kodur in Malappuram. The death of a 43-year-old man at Kodakara, Thrissur, on June 13 was also confirmed on Monday as due to shigellosis. Eight more cases—from Puthenthopu and Mukkola in Thiruvananthapuram; Poruvazhy in Kollam; Kodakara in Thrissur; Aliparamba in Malappuram; and Vadakara, Moododi and Kunnamangalam in Kozhikode— were reported by the Health department. A total of 147 confirmed cases, 76 probable cases and five deaths due to shigellosis have been reported by the State so far this year.
The report is a factual summary of health department data without editorializing.
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