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Boy Dies From Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba After Swimming in Sea of Galilee
A 9-year-old Israeli boy died from a rare brain-eating amoeba infection after swimming in the Sea of Galilee. The Ministry of Health issued a bathing warning for one beach due to microbial anomalies.
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What happened
- 01A 9-year-old boy died from a rare brain-eating amoeba.
- 02He contracted the infection after swimming in the Sea of Galilee.
- 03The amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, is extremely rare and often fatal.
- 04One beach on the Sea of Galilee was closed due to water quality issues.
- 05Infection occurs when water enters the nose, not through drinking.
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