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In 2010, a 7-year-old girl in [[Stillwater, Minnesota]] died of the disease.<ref name="minn">{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/local/east/101599778.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUac8HEaDiaMDCinchO7DU|title=Stillwater girl dies of very rare form of meningitis|accessdate=26 August 2010|publisher=[[Minneapolis Star Tribune]]}}</ref>
In August 2010, 7-year-old Kyle Lewis died after contracting the protist from swimming in Lake Granbury and warm water near Glen Rose, Texas. Texas authorities say this is the tenth case since 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2010/aug/31/tarrant-county-resident-dies-amoeba-infection/ |title=Tarrant County resident dies from amoeba infection |publisher=Pegasus News |date=August 31, 2010 |accessdate=2011-08-17}}</ref>  http://www.KyleCares.org
In August 2011, a 16-year-old girl in [[Mims, Florida]] died after swimming in the [[St. Johns River|St. John's River]] a week earlier. Doctors found ''N. fowleri'' in her cerebral spinal fluid.<ref name="vynbos">{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2011/08/14/2011-08-14_florida_teen_courtney_nash_dies_from_rare_brain_parasite_after_swimming_in_river.html|title=Florida teen, Courtney Nash, dies from rare brain parasite|accessdate=15 August 2011|publisher=[[NY Daily News]]}}</ref>
As of December 2011, two individuals in Louisiana died after inhaling infected tap water while using a [[neti pot]].<ref>{{cite web
|last = Stobbe|first = Mike
|title = Two die of rare brain infection from amoeba in water in neti pot
|url = http://vitals.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/16/9503070-neti-pots-linked-to-brain-eating-amoeba-deaths
|accessdate =19 December 2011}}
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<ref>{{cite web
|agency=Associated Press | publisher=Yahoo!
|title = Neti Pot Deaths Linked to Brain-Eating Amoeba in Tap Water
|url = http://health.yahoo.net/articles/flu/neti-pot-deaths-linked-brain-eating-amoeba-tap-water
|accessdate =19 December 2011}}
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In July 2012, an 8 year old boy from [[Sumter, SC]] died after swimming in [[Lake Marion (South Carolina)|Lake Marion]].<ref>{{cite web
|agency=The State
|title=Sumter boy dies of rare brain infection
|url = http://www.thestate.com/2012/07/19/2360073/sumter-boy-dies-of-rare-brain.html
|accessdate 19 July 2012}}
</ref> In southern part of [[Pakistan]], 8 people died within a week of July 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewstribe.com/2012/07/19/naegleria-spread-in-karachi-causes-symptoms-and-prevention/| title= 8 dies in Karachi due to Naegleria| accessdate = 2012-7-19}}</ref>
In August 2012, Jack Ariola Erenberg, a 9 year old boy from Stillwater, Minnesota, died after swimming in Lily Lake near his home. <ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2186295/Jack-Ariola-9-killed-contracting-brain-eating-amoeba-Lily-Lake-Minnesota.html</ref>
August 7, 2012, Waylon Abel, 30, of Loogootee IN died after swimming in West Boggs Lake near his home. <ref>http://washtimesherald.com/local/x620788801/Beach-closed-Autopsy-confirms-rare-parasite</ref>


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Historical Perspective

This form of nervous system infection by amoeba was first documented in Australia in 1965.[1][2] In 1966, four cases were reported in the USA. By 1968 the causative organism, previously thought to be a species of Acanthamoeba or Hartmanella, was identified as Naegleria. This same year, occurrence of 16 cases over period of two years (1963–1965) was reported in Ústí nad Labem.[3] In 1970, the species of amoeba was named N. fowleri.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Fowler M, Carter RF (1965). "Acute pyogenic meningitis probably due to Acanthamoeba sp.: a preliminary report". Br Med J. 2 (5464): 740–2. PMC 1846173. PMID 5825411. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  2. ↑ Symmers WC (1969). "Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis in Britain". Br Med J. 4 (5681): 449–54. doi:10.1136/bmj.4.5681.449. PMC 1630535. PMID 5354833. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  3. ↑ Červa L. (5 April 1968). "Ameobic meningoencephalitis: sixteen fatalities". Science. 160 (3823): 92. doi:10.1126/science.160.3823.92. PMID 5642317. Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (help); Check date values in: |year= / |date= mismatch (help)
  4. ↑ Gutierrez, Yezid (15). "Chapter 6: Free Living Amebae". Diagnostic Pathology of Parasitic Infections with Clinical Correlations (2 ed.). USA: Oxford University Press. pp. 114–115. ISBN 0-19-512143-0. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help); Check date values in: |date=, |year= / |date= mismatch (help)

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