Karachi woman dies from Naegleria fowleri

In 2015, fourteen people died from primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) due to the protozoan parasite, Naegleria fowleri, in Sindh province. Officials today reported a Naegleria fowleri death in a 30-year-old Karachi woman, according to Pakistani media. The report does not indicate how the woman contracted the amoeba. Naegleria fowleri (commonly referred to as the "brain-eating amoeba"), is ["]

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