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Brain eating amoeba found in Missouri resident after trip to Lake of the Ozarks
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A Missouri resident is in intensive care after officials confirmed they had contracted a rare and deadly infection after swimming at the Lake of the Ozarks.
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services confirmed the swimmer was infected with Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as a brain-eating amoeba. The amoeba can cause a deadly infection of the brain called primary amebic meningoencephalitis, or PAM.
MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/health/missouri-rare-brain-eating-amoeba-case-naegleria-fowleri-lake-of-the-ozarks/63-9799c185-cece-4441-85bb-81794eb7e9a3