Texas surf resort tested after 'brain-eating amoeba' death
WACO, Texas (AP) — Testing results are expected this week after a man died from a rare "brain-eating amoeba" after visiting a landlocked surf resort in Central Texas, local health officials said Monday. Fabrizio Stabile, a 29-year-old from New Jersey, died on Sept. 21 after falling ill with Naegleria fowleri, a rare but highly deadly amoeba that can cause a brain infection. People are usually infected when contaminated water enters the body through the nose, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Читать дальше...