Naegleria claims another life in Karachi

Naegleria claims another life in Karachi
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Naegleria is a brain-eating amoeba. It lives in freshwater. 
The 2021 death toll caused by Naegleria mounts to five in Karachi.
KARACHI: Another person fell victim to the brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri in Karachi, according to the Sindh government's health department.
The recent death brought the overall toll caused by Naegleria to five in Karachi in 2021.
The deceased went picnicking to a farmhouse in Malir along with his friends, said the health officials.
The fourth victim, who was a young neurosurgeon, lost his life to the brain-eating amoeba yesterday [July 12].
The 30-year-old neurosurgeon died due to primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) at the PNS Shifa Hospital.

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