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Child Critically Ill With Brain-Eating Amoeba After Swimming in Sea of Galilee
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A 9-year-old Israeli boy is in critical condition with a rare brain-eating amoeba infection, likely contracted while swimming in the Sea of Galilee. Health officials confirmed the Naegleria fowleri infection, which is extremely rare but often fatal, and are investigating the incident.
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- A 9-year-old boy is critically ill with a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in the Sea of Galilee.
- The infection was confirmed as Naegleria fowleri, a rare and often fatal brain parasite.
- The boy was hospitalized in Haifa and is sedated and intubated.
- He swam at Kursi Beach about a week before falling ill.
- Health officials advise precautions to prevent water entering the nose when swimming in freshwater.
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