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Brain-eating amoeba killed boy after he swam in Lake Mead, authorities say

A boy has died of a brain-eating amoeba infection after swimming in Lake Mead this month, authorities in Nevada said. The patient, identified only as a male under the age of 18, is believed to have been exposed while on the Arizona side of the lake “at the beginning of October,” according to the Southern Nevada Health District. He developed symptoms about a week later, health officials said. ...
Nevada health officials said this week that a boy died after being infected by a brain-eating amoeba while swimming in the lake in early October.

A boy has died of a brain-eating amoeba infection after swimming in Lake Mead this month, authorities in Nevada said.

The patient, identified only as a male under the age of 18, is believed to have been exposed while on the Arizona side of the lake “at the beginning

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