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695,781,740
Confirmed
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627,110,498
Recovered
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6,919,573
Deaths
Updated on September 26, 2023 9:06 pm

Global Statistics

All countries
695,781,740
Confirmed
Updated on September 26, 2023 9:06 pm
All countries
627,110,498
Recovered
Updated on September 26, 2023 9:06 pm
All countries
6,919,573
Deaths
Updated on September 26, 2023 9:06 pm
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Brain-eating amoeba in water supply spurs Texas city to declare disaster after boy, 6, dies

A city in Texas issued a disaster declaration Saturday after a brain-eating amoeba was found in water supplies, weeks after a 6-year-old boy died after contracting the microbe.The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality warned the Brazosport Water Authority on Friday night of the potential contamination of its water supply with Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba.A…

Brain-eating amoeba: Florida teen’s parents raising awareness after son’s death -TV

A Florida family is sharing their story in hopes that their tragedy can bring awareness to others to know the risk of warm waters after their son died due to a brain-eating amoeba.Tanner Wall loved the water, but his parents believe it's what was in the water at a Florida lake that took his life…

Brain-eating amoeba claims life of Florida boy, 13

A brain-eating amoeba claimed the life of a 13-year-old boy in Florida, according to multiple reports. The parents of Tanner Lake Wall told Florida news outlet News4Jax that their son contracted the amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, when he was swimming at a campground in North Florida near Tallahassee just a few days before his death.“He swam in…

Rare case of brain-eating amoeba confirmed in Florida

The Florida Department of Health confirmed a case of what is commonly referred to as a brain-eating amoeba in the Tampa area. According to the department, one person in Hillsborough County contracted Naegleria fowleri, which is a single-cell amoeba that attacks brain tissue and is usually fatal. Since 1962, there have been only 37 cases…

Rare ‘brain-eating’ amoeba confirmed in Florida

Skip to content FILE PHOTO: A rare "brain-eating amoeba" was diagnosed in a person in Florida, county health officials said. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) By: Cox Media Group National Content Desk Updated: July 5, 2020 - 3:41 PM HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — A rare "brain-eating amoeba" was diagnosed…

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A Once-in-a-Century Climate ‘Anomaly’ Might Have Made World War I Even Deadlier

(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…