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Boy Critically Ill With Brain-Eating Amoeba After Swimming in Sea of Galilee
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A 9-year-old boy is in critical condition in Haifa after contracting the rare brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri, likely from swimming in the Sea of Galilee. The infection is severe and has a high mortality rate.
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- A 9-year-old boy is critically ill with a rare brain-eating amoeba.
- He likely contracted the infection while swimming in the Sea of Galilee.
- The amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, causes severe brain inflammation.
- The infection is rare but has a high mortality rate.
- The boy is being treated at Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa.
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