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Sea of Galilee Beaches Remain Open After Child Contracts Brain-Eating Amoeba
Beaches at Israel's Sea of Galilee remain open after a child was hospitalized with a rare brain-eating amoeba infection. Health officials advise precautions for swimmers, while a major swimming event has been postponed.
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What happened
- 01Sea of Galilee beaches stay open despite a child contracting a brain-eating amoeba.
- 02The infected child swam at Kursi Beach before being hospitalized.
- 03A major swimming event was postponed due to the incident.
- 04Health officials advise swimmers to prevent water entry into the nose.
- 05Naegleria fowleri infection is rare but highly fatal.
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