Fatal Naegleria fowleri infection in California boy after hot spring swimming
A boy died after swimming in a hot spring. What happened?
A case report describes a previously healthy boy in California who died from primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) after swimming in hot …
A previously healthy boy died after swimming in a California hot spring, contracting a rare brain infection caused by a microscopic amoeba.
Case report links fatal amebic meningoencephalitis to nasal irrigation with RV tap water
Fatal brain infection reported after nasal irrigation with RV tap water
A field report describes a single fatal case of primary amebic meningoencephalitis in a person who used recreational vehicle tap water for n…
A fatal brain infection occurred after nasal irrigation with RV tap water, highlighting the rare risk of using unsterilized water for this p…