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PRO/EDR> Amebic meningoencephalitis, primary – Pakistan: (SD) fatal
Amoeba -- Pakistan'Brain-eating amoeba' _Naegleria fowleri_ claimed its 1st victim of 2017 in Karachi on [Fri 14 Apr 2017], health officials said.According to the Sindh Department of Health, the victim was identified as a 23-year-old resident of Tando Allah Yar [Tando Allahyar, Sindh]. He succumbed to the lethal amoeba while admitted at a private hospital in the city._N. fowleri_, which is found in freshwater, claimed 5 lives during 2016, Health Department officials said.Doctors and health experts Read more [...]
