Por: CBS News Politics August 31, 2023
A Texas resident contracted an illness caused by a brain-eating amoeba and died after going for a swim, officials said Wednesday. The swimmer developed amebic meningitis infection, which is more commonly known as a brain-eating amoeba, after in August, according to Austin Public Health. Officials have not publicly identified the victim. A sample specimen from the case was sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, authorities... + full article
10 WBNS USA Health August 03, 2023
DEARING, Ga. — A teenager has died after being infected by a ; no one in Georgia has died from the disease for over two decades, according to the It all happened in 11 days; 17-year-old Megan Ebenroth's mother said the teen went swimming in a lake by her home in McDuffie... + más
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ABC News USA Health August 01, 2023
A Georgia resident has died after being infected with a , 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... + más
'It just doesn't feel real': Georgia teen’s sudden death from 'brain-eating amoeba' is a total shock for family | 10 WBNS
Experts: Lake Mead brain-eating amoeba death among few in US | WPLG Local 10
Newsweek USA Health July 20, 2023
A young boy has died after contracting a brain-eating amoeba infection, leaving his family devastated.Woodrow Bundy, aged 2, died on July 19 from the infection, which his family thinks he contracted while swimming in Ash Springs, Nevada.A Facebook post shared by many friends of... + más
Experts: Lake Mead brain-eating amoeba death among few in US | Associated Press
Newsweek USA Health May 25, 2023
Deadly brain-eating amoeba infections are increasing across the U.S. North, and it might be due to climate change.Researchers from the Ohio Public Health Association described in a case report paper published May 16 in the Ohio Journal of Public Health that infections by the... + más
Orlando Sentinel USA Nation March 07, 2023
The old “get out of the water” fear once was stoked by a fictional shark tale set off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard. Florida could have an updated version that is even more fraught with danger. “Get out of your shower and bath.” Or, at least, don’t let tap water get... + más
WPLG Local 10 USA Health October 22, 2022
LAS VEGAS – The death of a Las Vegas-area teenager from a rare brain-eating amoeba that investigators think he was exposed to in warm waters at Lake Mead should prompt caution, not panic, among people at freshwater lakes, rivers and springs, experts said Friday.“It gets... + más
Experts: Lake Mead brain-eating amoeba death among few in US | ABC News
Associated Press USA Science October 22, 2022
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The death of a Las Vegas-area teenager from a rare brain-eating amoeba that investigators think he was exposed to in warm waters at Lake Mead should prompt caution, not panic, among people at freshwater lakes, rivers and springs, experts said Friday.“It gets... + más
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