Naegleria fowleri: Ohio teen dies after contracting ‘brain eating amoeba’ out of state
by Robert Herriman from Outbreak News Today on (#1J12X)
Health officials in Ohio are reporting a fatal case of primary amebic mengioencephalitis, or PAM, which is caused by the infection with the free-living amoeba, Naegleria fowleri. In a statement to Outbreak News Today, Franklin County Public Health Director of Communication, Mitzi Kline said, "An 18 year old Franklin County female has died from a confirmed cased ["]