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Pakistan reports first death of 2025 from deadly brain-eating amoeba

Pakistan reports first death of 2025 from deadly brain-eating amoeba

  • Naegleria fowleri, with 98 percent fatality rate, is transmitted when contaminated water enters body through nose
  • Over a hundred people have died from the infection in Pakistan since 2008, five people died last year 
By NAIMAT KHAN ·
Karachi reports fifth death from ‘brain-eating amoeba’ this year

Karachi reports fifth death from ‘brain-eating amoeba’ this year

By NAIMAT KHAN ·

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