'Brain-eating amoeba' led to a death in Florida. What you can do to avoid infection
The old "get out of the water" fear once was stoked by a fictional shark tale set off the coast of Martha's Vineyard.
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Officials: Person dies after brain-eating amoeba infection
A person in southwest Florida has died after being infected with an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba, health officials said.
Mar 4, 2023
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CDC confirms Nebraska child died of brain-eating amoeba
Federal health officials confirmed Friday that a Nebraska child died from a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a river near Omaha.
Aug 19, 2022
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Brain-eating amoeba suspected in 2nd Midwest death
A child likely died from a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in an eastern Nebraska river, health officials said, making it the second such probable death in the Midwest this summer and raising ...
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