36 year old male from the north Israel died as a result of complications of meningoencephalitis after being infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba, the Israeli Ministry of Health announced yesterday.
The victim, who had no underlying medical conditions, died of negleriasis, also known as primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), a rare infection of the brain caused by the amoeba Naegleria fowleri.
The microorganism is usually found in places with stagnant water. The Israeli Ministry of Health has ordered an investigation into the rare incident.
The case was diagnosed at the Poriya Medical Center in Tiberias, a resort town in northeastern Israel near the Sea of Galilee, and the country’s health authorities have been notified.
Due to the rarity of the case, the clinical sample was sent to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for analysis.
In the early stages of nasal PAM infection, symptoms may include severe headache, fever, nausea, and vomiting. As the infection worsens, symptoms that appear 1 to 9 days after infection may progress to seizures or hallucinations.
Source: APE-MPE, Xinhua.
Source: Kathimerini
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