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A man dies of a brain-eating amoeba, possibly from rinsing his sinuses with tap water

Infections from Naegleria fowleri are possible when people use contaminated tap water in nasal rinses. (Steve Helber/AP)

A man in southwest Florida died after becoming infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba, which state health officials say was "possibly as a result of sinus rinse practices utilizing tap water."

The Florida Department of Health in Charlotte County confirmed Thursday that the unidentified man died of Naegleria fowleri.

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