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North Carolina teen critically ill after being infected with rare brain-eating amoeba
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The Independent World
North Carolina teen critically ill after being infected with rare brain-eating amoeba
Fewer than 10 people a year are infected in the U.S. but the condition is usually fatal
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The Independent World
North Carolina teen who contracted rare brain-eating amoeba dies
The majority of people infected with Naegleria fowleri die in about five days
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How the coverage developed
- first The Independent World coverage detected North Carolina teen critically ill after being infected with rare brain-eating amoeba
- +2d The Independent World coverage detected North Carolina teen who contracted rare brain-eating amoeba dies
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