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\nFrom 1937 through 2007 only 121 cases have been reported in the U.S. All cases
\nwith the exception of one have been fatal.
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\nTexas health officials are warning residents to take precautions when swimming,
\nfollowing the death of a seven-year-old Arlington youth. Doctors said, a seven
\nyear old boy was the victim of a rare and nearly always infection of the brain.
\nThe boy, his big sister, cousins and family members had been swimming in the
\nPaluxy River near Glen Rose, Texas, as part of a weeklong camping trip before
\nthe start of school. Three days later, the boy died from an infection caused by
\nan amoeba called Naegleria fowleri.
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\nOnly a very few unlucky individuals become infected with this ameba and develop
\nprimary amebic meningoencephalitis, better known as PAM. It is a very rare, but
\nnearly always fatal disease. The amoeba enters the nose and then follows the
\nolfactory nerve to brain. From 1937 through 2007 a total of 121 cases of PAM
\nhave been reported in the U.S. All cases with the exception of one have been
\nfatal.
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\nDuring a 2007 outbreak, the amoeba claimed the lives of six individuals. One of
\nthe victims was a 14 year old Arizona boy hospitalized with symptoms of possible
\nmeningitis. He had begun to experience a severe headache, stiff neck, and fever.
\nThe youth had been swimming in a stream in northeastern Arizona and was observed
\ndiving and splashing in shallow water. The hospital laboratory detected N.
\nfowleria in cerebrospinal fluid. The youth latter died from PAM.
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\nDuring the 2007 outbreak, a Texas youngster aged 12 years was admitted to a
\nhospital following six days of a high fever. He had been attending a summer
\ncamp in Central Texas in the weeks preceding his illness and had participated in
\nrecreational water activities in a lake cove. While at camp he had visited the
\ncamp nurses three times, reporting �not feeling well.� In spite of aggressive
\ntreatment with a number of antibiotics the youngster died.
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\nIt is not known what concentration of N. fowleri represents an unacceptable risk
\nor how a standard might be established to protect human health. Why only certain
\nindividuals become infected with the ameba while others swimming in the same
\nbody of water do not remains a mystery.
\nTexas health officials are advising residents to avoid swimming in stagnant
\nwater and to use nose clips when skiing, jet skiing, or jumping into any fresh
\nwater. Since 2000, ten cases have been reported in Texas. All have been fatal.
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\nSeveral different species of Naegleria can be found around the world.
\nFortunately it is only N. fowleria that causes PAM. In the United States, it has
\ncaused infections in the following fifteen southern states: Arizona, Arkansas,
\nCalifornia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New
\nMexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia. The ameba
\nmay be found growing in warm lakes and rivers; geothermal hot springs; warm
\nwater discharge from industrial plants; and minimally-chlorinated or
\nnon-chlorinated swimming pools.
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