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Amoebae: The microscopic health threat lurking in our water supplies. Are we taking them seriously?

There’s a sinister health threat we’re not taking seriously enough, a new paper argues – and it’s not a virus, bacterium, nor ...
Texarkana Gazette

What to know about the brain-eating amoeba that killed a child swimming in a lake

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A 12-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba two weeks after a holiday weekend on a popular South Carolina lake. The brain-eating amoeba enters the body when water is forced up ...
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Family fights for change following son’s death from brain-eating amoeba infection

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Following their 12-year-old son’s death from a rare brain-eating amoeba infection, a family is now fighting for legislation and increased awareness about this issue. The Carr ...