Florida: Port Charlotte teen battles brain-eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, according to media report

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A Port Charlotte teen is currently hospitalized for an infection with the brain-eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, according to a NBC2 report. The 13-year-old, identified as Caleb Ziegelbauer, is being treated with the amoeba protocol at Golisano's Children's Hospital. From 1962-2021, Florida had seen 36 Naegleria fowleri cases, or nearly a quarter of the total cases [...]

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