Durham Water Feature Linked to Teen’s Brain-Eating Amoeba Death
A tragic case in Durham, North Carolina, has renewed public attention on primary amebic meningoencephalitis, a rare and usually fatal brain infection caused by the amoeba…
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NC Teen Dies After Contracting Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba in Freshwater
A North Carolina teenager has died after contracting Naegleria fowleri, a rare and often fatal brain-eating amoeba found in warm freshwater, according to the North Carolina…