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3 die of rare brain infection from amoeba in water
(AP) -- Two children and a young man have died this summer from a brain-eating amoeba that lives in water, health officials say.
Aug 18, 2011
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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 ...
Aug 19, 2022
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North Carolina man dies of brain-eating amoeba after visiting water park
(HealthDay)—The rare brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri has been confirmed as the cause of death of a North Carolina man.
Jul 30, 2019
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Swim in unsanitary freshwater site in Florida leads to infection
A swim in an unsanitary body of freshwater on private property in Broward County has resulted in a resident's hospitalization for a deadly infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba, health officials announced this week.
Aug 12, 2016
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Brain-eating amoeba found in popular Grand Teton soak spot
A parasitic amoeba that causes deadly brain infections has turned up in a warm spring in Grand Teton National Park, prompting a warning Monday for anybody intent on soaking in the popular pool: If you absolutely must take ...
Aug 8, 2016
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Health department says amoeba kills swimmer in Oklahoma lake
The State Department of Health says a swimmer has died after coming into contact with a rare amoeba in a southern Oklahoma lake.
Aug 13, 2015
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Use sterile or boiled water for nasal washing abroad to avoid amoeba infection
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health has been informed that a woman from Oslo died in December 2014 after returning from Thailand where she had been infected with the Naegleria fowleri amoeba. The source of infection ...
Jan 27, 2015
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Rare amoeba found in one water system in Louisiana
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say a rare amoeba that caused the August death of a child in south Louisiana has been found in five locations in a north Louisiana water system.
Oct 9, 2013
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Florida boy fights rare infection caused by amoeba (Update)
Health officials in Florida say a 12-year-old boy is fighting a rare and deadly infection that is attacking his brain.
Aug 13, 2013
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