Georgia resident dies from rare brain-eating amoeba found in freshwater lakes

A Georgia resident has died from a rare "brain-eating amoeba," the state’s health department confirmed last Wednesday. The resident likely became infected while swimming in a freshwater lake or pond in Georgia, the health department said. "Naegleria fowleri" is a rare infection that destroys brain…

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