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Man with no history of swimming dies of brain infection caused by Naegleria fowleri in Karachi
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Faiza Ilyas
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A 44-year-old man in Karachi has died from a Naegleria fowleri brain infection, marking the city's first such fatality this year. Health officials suspect the infection was contracted through contaminated tap water, raising significant concerns about the city's water quality and chlorination standards.
An image of the Naegleria Fowleri amoeba. — US Centres for Disease Control comments Join our Whatsapp Channel Add Dawn as a trusted source KARACHI: A 44-year-old man died of Naegleria fowleri, a single-celled organism commonly referred to as the “brain-eating amoeba, at a private hospital on Tuesday afternoon.
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