#Patient contracts rare brain-eating amoeba in Florida
“#Patient contracts rare brain-eating amoeba in Florida” July 5, 2020 | 11:56am A patient in Florida has contracted a rare, brain-eating amoeba, according to health officials. The Florida Department of Health said Friday that a case of the often-fatal amoeba called Naegleria fowleri was detected in Hillsborough County. The parasite is found naturally in freshwater…