Professor Sigal Sadetzky, head of the Public Health Division, addressed the recent spate of amoeba cases - following the case in which 9-year-old Baruch Neriah was hospitalized in serious condition. Currently, there is no directive prohibiting bathing in the Sea of Galilee. "The amoeba is in very, very low concentrations - as a result, it is very difficult to detect," she said.
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Professor Sigal Sadetzky, head of the Public Health Division, addressed the recent spate of amoeba cases - following the case in which 9-year-old Baruch Neriah was hospitalized in serious condition. Currently, there is no directive prohibiting bathing in the Sea of Galilee. "The amoeba is in very, very low concentrations - as a result, it is very difficult to detect," she said.