Por: WPLG Local 10 Health March 03, 2023
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida man has died after health officials believe he came into contact with a brain-eating amoeba. The Charlotte County man became infected with the Faegleria fowleri amoeba after scientists said he used tap water in a nasal rinse. Charlotte County officials are now asking residents to avoid rinsing their sinuses with tap water. The Department of Health is also investigating the origins of the infection. For more... + full article
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
Experts: Lake Mead brain-eating amoeba death among few in US | WPLG Local 10
Experts: Lake Mead brain-eating amoeba death among few in US | Associated Press
10 WBNS USA Nation March 04, 2023
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — A Florida man died from a brain-eating amoeba likely contracted from a sinus rinse using tap water, according to multiple reports. In a Feb. 23 release, the in Charlotte County confirmed one case of Naegleria fowleri possibly as a result of sinus... + más
‘Brain-eating amoeba’ led to a death in Florida. What you can do to avoid infection | Orlando Sentinel
Man dies from brain-eating amoeba found in tap water | Newsweek
Newsweek USA Nation March 03, 2023
A rare, brain-eating amoeba killed a man in Florida's Charlotte County last month after he rinsed his nasal passages with tap water.The man, who has not been named at this time, died on February 20—three days before the health department issued a warning about the amoeba,... + 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
ABC News USA Tech 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
Los Angeles Times USA World October 21, 2022
A boy has died of a brain-eating amoeba infection after swimming in Lake Mead this month, authorities in Nevada said. The patient, identified only as a male under the age of 18, is believed to have been exposed while on the Arizona side of the lake at the beginning of October,... + más
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