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Rare, brain-eating amoeba kills Georgia resident after freshwater swim: Officials

Por: ABC7 World August 01, 2023

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, according to the state's Department of Public Health.Health officials said in a Friday the resident likely contracted Naegleria fowleri -- an amoeba that destroys brain tissue -- while swimming in a freshwater lake or pond.Details about the patient including name, age, sex, race/ethnicity or town of residence were not provided.It comes just a week after a 2-year-old in Nevada also died from the amoeba, according to a from officials and a... + full article



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