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Rare case of brain-eating amoeba confirmed in Florida

The Florida Department of Health confirmed a case of what is commonly known as a brain-eating amoeba in the Tampa area. According to the department, a person in Hillsborough County hired Naegleria fowleri, which is a single-celled amoeba that attacks brain tissue and is usually fatal. Since 1962, there have …

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Warning issued in Florida after a rare infection case

Light micrograph of a sample of brain tissue in a case of amoebic Naegleria fowleri infection A case of a rare brain-eating amoeba has been confirmed in Florida, according to health officials in the US state. The Florida Department of Health (DOH) said that a person in Hillsborough County had …

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