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Boy Dies From Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba After Swimming in Sea of Galilee

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A nine-year-old Israeli boy died from a rare brain-eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, after swimming at Kursi Beach in the Sea of Galilee. The Ministry of Health confirmed the rare disease, which has a high mortality rate and is contracted when water enters the nose.

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Nine-year-old boy dies from rare brain-eating amoeba.
Infection occurred after swimming at Kursi Beach in the Sea of Galilee.
The amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, is found in warm freshwater.
The disease is rare but has a high mortality rate.
Infection occurs when water enters the nose, not by drinking.

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