Friday, 7 July 2017

PRO/EDR> Amebic meningoencephalitis, primary - Pakistan (03) : (SD), fatal

Amoeba -- Pakistan
_Naegleria fowleri_, the brain-eating amoeba, has claimed another life in Karachi: a young man of around 29 years of age who died due to infection caused by the deadly microorganism at a private hospital on [Wed 28 Jun 2017], the Sindh Health Department disclosed on [Tue 4 Jul 2017].
"AA, a teacher by profession and a resident of KDA Scheme No 1 in Karachi, was admitted to the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) on [Sun 25 Jun 2017]," said Dr Zafar Mehdi, the focal person for the _N.

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