Brain Eating Amoeba

• Man dies from brain-eating amoeba infection, possibly from tap water nasal rinse

  The Florida Department of Health in Charlotte County confirmed the deceased patient was infected with Naegleria fowleri, a microscopic, single cell, living amoeba.

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  Mar 3, 2023
  
• Houston area residents warned over water potentially tainted with brain-eating microbe

  The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality warned the Brazosport Water Authority late Friday of the potential contamination of its water supply by naegleria fowleri.

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  Sep 26, 2020
  
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• Officials warn residents after case of brain-destroying amoeba found in Florida

  According to the DOH, the amoeba is usually found in warm, fresh water such as lakes, rivers, ponds and canals in the United States, but is more common in the southern states.

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  Jul 5, 2020
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• Man dies after contracting ‘brain-eating amoeba’ at North Carolina water park

  The unnamed person became sick after swimming in Fantasy Lake Water Park in Hope Mills in Cumberland County on July 12.

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  Jul 25, 2019
• Woman dies from rare brain-eating disease after using neti pot

  Doctors warn neti pot users to follow instructions carefully.

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  Dec 7, 2018
• Man dies from rare ‘brain-eating amoeba’ after visiting Texas surf resort

  Fabrizio Stabile, a 29-year-old from New Jersey, died on Sept. 21 after falling ill with Naegleria fowleri, a rare but deadly amoeba that can cause a brain infection.

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  Oct 1, 2018
• Brain-eating amoeba kills 11-year-old girl after swimming in river

  An 11-year-old South Carolina girl who was hospitalized after contracting a usually deadly brain-eating amoeba has died.

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  Aug 6, 2016