Swimmer in Texas dies after infection caused by brain-eating amoeba
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A Texas resident contracted an illness caused by a brain-eating amoeba and died after going for a swim, officials said Wednesday.
The swimmer developed amebic meningitis infection, which is caused by Naegleria fowleri, more commonly known as a brain-eating amoeba, after swimming in Lake Lyndon B. Johnson in August, according to Austin Public Health. Officials have not publicly identified the victim.
A sample specimen from the case was sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, authorities said.
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