ORLANDO, Fla. – A deadly case of brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina is bringing renewed national attention to a test developed right here in Central Florida.
The patient, a young boy, died earlier this week after swimming in a freshwater lake and being exposed to Naegleria fowleri, a rare amoeba that attacks the brain.
It’s the second confirmed case in the U.S. this year. The other case involved a woman in Texas who was using tap water with a sinus rinse, reports CBS News…