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Texas has the most ‘brain-eating’ amoeba infections in the U.S. Here’s what to know.

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A Travis County resident was infected and killed by the amoeba, Naegleria fowleri. Texas has the greatest number of reported cases out of any state at 40 since 1962. The disease is so deadly because it shares symptoms with another infection, bacterial meningitis.
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Texas has the most ‘brain-eating’ amoeba infections in the U.S. Here’s what to know.

Naegleria fowleri makes headlines for being the “brain-eating” amoeba. But what exactly is it, and what’s the risk of getting infected?

·Austin, United States
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KUT broke the news in Austin, United States on Thursday, September 21, 2023.
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