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Deadly ‘Brain-Eating’ Amoeba Slowly But Surely Expanding Its Footprint in The US – ScienceAlert
The organisms’ expanded range may be due to increased temperatures from climate change.
Deadly “brain-eating amoeba
” infections have historically occurred in the Southern United States. But cases have been appearing farther north in recent years, likely because of climate change
, a new study finds.
The study researchers, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), examined cases of this brain-eating amoeba, known as Naegleria fowleri, over a four-decade period in the U.S. They found that, although the number of cases that occur each year has remained about the same,…
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