Por: Orlando Sentinel 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 sucked up your nose. The idea revolves around a death in Southwest Florida in February from a “brain-eating amoeba” known as Naegleria fowleri. The Florida... + full article
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
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
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
ABC News USA Nation October 20, 2022
A Nevada child died after being infected by a brain-eating amoeba in an extremely rare occurrence, the Southern Nevada Health District announced on Wednesday.The district said that the Clark County, Nevada, resident might have been exposed to the amoeba, which it identified as... + más
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