The Occurrence of a Brain-Eating Parasite that Killed an 11-Year-Old Boy in šTúrovo Has Not Been Confirmed
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The Regional Public Health Office in Nové Zámky on Monday allowed the operation of all swimming pools in the Vadaš swimming pool complex in the town of Štúrovo. Laboratory analyses of pool water samples from control samplings did not confirm the presence of the brain-eating amoeba, which some time ago caused the death of an eleven-year-old boy.
Slovak hygienists have not detected any dangerous parasites at the Vadaš thermal swimming pool in the southern Slovak town of Štúrovo, after which an 11-year-old boy died after being infected with the parasite Naegleria fowleri. It is still unclear where the boy contracted the brain-infecting amoeba. The swimming pool has been closed since mid-June and will be fully operational again from Tuesday.
Thermal swimming pool Vadaš in Štúrovo will open its doors to the public on Tuesday, July 8. The operation of all swimming pools located in the outer part of the swimming pool area was authorized by the Regional Office of Public Health (RÚVZ) in Nové Zámky. Visitors will have at their disposal ten swimming pools, a water slide park and a number of attractions located on 25 hectares of the Vadaš area, stated Lívia Németh from Vadaš Thermal Resort…
The regional office in Nové Zámky has permitted the operation of all outdoor swimming pools in Štúrovo.
Infection is extremely rare, but if it does occur, the mortality rate is unfortunately very high, the expert said. Traffic on public beaches has noticeably declined since ... ...
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