Rare ‘brain-eating’ amoeba confirmed in Florida

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Health officials did not disclose the person’s identity or the body of water where the person might have been infected, The Tampa Bay Times reported.

A person can be infected through contaminated water entering their nose. The amoeba is more prevalent during the summer months when water levels are lower and temperatures are higher. Symptoms include fever, nausea and headaches.

There have been 37 reported cases of the amoeba in Florida since 1962.