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A 10-Year-Old Boy Died of an Amoeba “Come-Brass” in Catamarca: They Investigate if It Was Infected in the Termas De Fiambalá

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The municipality decided to close the complex while carrying out analyses on the state of the thermal waters. The minor died after being hospitalized in a hospital in the area and it was confirmed that it was due to a case of primary amebian meningoencephalitis

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The young man contracted the microorganism through the water of the Catalan complex located in Fiambalá; the diagnosis was confirmed by the Malbrán Institute; the authorities started a health research on the site

·Vicente López, Argentina
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The municipality decided to close the complex while carrying out analyses on the state of the thermal waters. The minor died after being hospitalized in a hospital in the area and it was confirmed that it was due to a case of primary amebian meningoencephalitis

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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In Catamarca they reported that a 10-year-old boy from Fiambalá died from a case of primary amebian meningoencephalitis caused by Naegleria fowleri, known as the "ameba come-bras." This was confirmed by the Ministry of Health of the province after analysis of the National Reference Laboratory ANLIS-Malbrán. The baby died after staying in the hospital...

The tragic death of a 10-year-old boy in Catamarca due to primary amebian meningoencephalitis triggered health alarms in the country.The diagnosis was confirmed by the Malbrán Institute and led to the preventive closure of the Fiambalá thermal complex, while the authorities investigate whether the waters of the place related to the contagion of the minor.This medical picture is caused by the Naegleria fowleri, a micro-organism popularly known as…

The boy was 10 years old and was diagnosed with primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare and high mortality infection. Authorities preemptively closed the Fiambalá thermal complex while investigating where the infection occurred. For now, it was not confirmed that it happened in that place. The death of a 10-year-old child [...] The note A baby died from the amoeba “beginners” and closed the Catamarca thermal baths was first published in Preg…

A 10-year-old boy from Fiambalá, in the province of Catamarca, died after contracting primary amebian meningoencephalitis, a rare infection and high mortality caused by the amoeba Naegleria fowleri, popularly known as the “comebras ameba”. The diagnosis was confirmed by the National Laboratory of Reference of the National Laboratory Administration of [...] The entry A 10-year-old boy died from the amoeba “comécerebros”: what it is and how it con…

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lagaceta.com.ar broke the news on Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
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