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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrea Blanco

Teen fighting for his life after contracting brain-eating amoeba at Florida beach

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A Florida teenager is fighting for his life after contracting a “brain-eating” bacteria during a trip to the beach.

Caleb Ziegelbauer, 13, has spent nearly two weeks in the ICU at the Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida in Fort Myers, NBC reported on Tuesday.

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