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Teen critically ill, infected with ‘brain-eating amoeba,’ health department says

Teen critically ill, infected with ‘brain-eating amoeba,’ health department says
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(Gray News) - A teenager from central North Carolina is critically ill from an infection caused by a “brain-eating amoeba,” according to the state’s health officials. North Carolina Health and Human Services reported the teenager contracted an illness known as primary amebic meningoencephalitis (...

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