A boy who died after being infected by a brain-eating amoeba may have encountered the organism on the Arizona side of Lake Mead near Hoover Dam.
A boy has died after being infected by a rare brain-eating amoeba, which officials believe he may have been exposed to at Lake Mead, the Southern Nevada Health District announced Wednesday.
People are also reading… "This is the first confirmed fatality caused by Naegleria Fowleri exposure at Lake Mead National Recreation Area," the park said. Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | Omny Studio This is at least the third fatal Naegleria fowleri infection this year, including a child in Nebraska who fell ill after swimming in a river and a Missouri man who contracted the infection at a beach.
The National Park Service will continue to allow recreational swimming at Lake Mead, according to the park's release. U.S. Public Health Service Officer Dr. Maria Said explained in a statement that the decision took into account that"the organism exists naturally and commonly in the environment but disease is extremely rare."
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