Tag: Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency

South Korea reports the first case of deadly brain-eating amoeba

Seoul: The first infection from Naegleria fowleri, or “brain-eating amoeba,” has been reported in South Korea, the health authorities said. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) confirmed that a Korean national who died after returning from Thailand was infected with Naegleria fowleri, which destroys human brains. The man in his 50s came back to […]

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