Arkansas child dies of rare brain-eating amoeba after playing at country club

But the body also warns that evidence suggests the geographical areas where Naegleria fowleri is typically found – lakes in Texas and Florida – are expanding northwards as a result of climate change. Since 2010, cases have been confirmed in Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Indiana, Maryland and northern California.

“Climate change may be a contributing factor”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/19/arkansas-child-dies-brain-eating-amoeba-naegleria-fowleri

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Arkansas child dies of rare brain-eating amoeba after playing at country club

Unnamed child probably contracted water-borne Naegleria fowleri organism while playing at splash pad

The Guardian