This summer in the United States, two children died after being infected by a microorganism called Naegleria fowleri. For the 8-year-old girl in Louisiana, as for the 16-year-old teenager in North Carolina, the scenario was identical: a swim in a hot spring lake (Naegleria fowleri requires water above 25°C), followed by severe headaches, then convulsions leading to coma.
By Thaïs de Bastard THE Subscribers
Following the deaths of two children infected by a "brain-eating" amoeba, American researchers have discovered a surprising mechanism that could explain its ability to migrate to the brain.
Amoeba infection Naegleria fowleri causes an inflammation called "primary amoebic meningoencephalitis", which is fatal in 95% of cases.
CDC/ Dr. Govinda S. Visvesvara
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