Rare brain-eating amoeba cases linked to water activities at Lake of the Ozarks and Queensland
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A Missouri resident infected with the rare and deadly brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri, possibly from Lake of the Ozarks, is in ICU; the infection is extremely rare and linked to warm freshwater exposure, with precautions recommended for water activities.
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