Missouri reports first Naegleria fowleri case since 1987, Iowa lake closed, considered a potential exposure
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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Missouri state health officials has been notified of a Missouri resident with a laboratory-confirmed infection of Naegleria fowleri. Naegleria fowleri is a microscopic single-celled free-living ameba that can cause a rare life-threatening infection of the brain called primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). The Missouri patient is currently being treated for PAM in an intensive care unit of a [...]
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