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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Josh Marcus

Florida man dies from brain eating amoeba after using tap water for sinus rinse

CDC

A Florida man who contracted a rare brain-eating amoeba last week after using tap water with a nasal rinser has died, officials in Charlotte County announced on Thursday.

State health experts reported last week that an unnamed individual was infected with Naegleria fowleri, a rare amoeba which can be found in soil and warm fresh water.

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