Kozhikode/ Kasaragod: Amid the growing concerns of contagious diseases in Kerala, two children died of fever in Kannur and Kozhikode on Saturday. A two-year-old boy and nine-year-old girl died while undergoing treatment at government medical college hospitals (MCH) in Kannur and Kozhikode.

In Kannur, one of the twin boys, who was undergoing treatment for fever, breathed his last at Medical College Hospital at Pariyaram. Sreebalu (2) was admitted to Kanhangad district hospital on Friday with fever. Further medical examination confirmed that his lungs were infected and doctors referred him to Kannur MCH. 

Sreebalu is the son of Thrissur native Balesh, a government employee in Kasaragod, and Aswathi. Sivabalu is his brother. 

In Kozhikode, nine-year-old Aska Zoya, a native of Mankada in Malappuram district died of fever. She is the daughter of Jenisha, the nursing officer at Thalassery Government general hospital.

Aska was admitted to the Thalassery general hospital and was referred to Kozhikode MCH on Saturday. On the way to Kozhikode, the child's health condition worsened, sources said.

In its condolence message, the Kerala Government Nurses Association said that Aska died of fever at Kozhikode Government Medical College Hospital.

It is suspected that Aska suffered from encephalitis, sources said.