Death confirmed from rare and deadly 'brain-eating amoeba' in southern lake
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South Carolina health officials reported a pediatric death from brain-eating amoeba infection, which occurs in fewer than 10 people annually in the U.S. and carries a 97% fatality rate.
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The patient died after exposure to Naegleria fowleri, a rare amoeba that causes a life-threatening brain infection called primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM).
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