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Rare brain-eating amoeba: Boy in critical condition after swimming in Sea of Galilee

Sep 7, 2026
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Israel's Health Ministry says a 9-year-old boy has been hospitalized with encephalitis. Initial lab tests reveal that he contracted the infection from Naegleria fowleri. He was swimming in the Sea of Galilee a week ago.
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