Nine-year-old boy in serious condition after infection caused by brain-eating amoeba
A nine-year-old boy is hospitalized in serious and critical condition after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba.
Questions people are asking
Who is the patient hospitalized with the brain-eating amoeba?
The patient is nine-year-old Baruch Neriya from Pardes Hanna.
Where did the infection take place?
Coverage indicates the infection occurred after the boy swam in the Sea of Galilee.
What is the current medical condition of the boy?
He is reported to be in serious and critical condition.
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A nine-year-old boy identified as Baruch Neriya from Pardes Hanna is hospitalized in serious and critical condition following an infection caused by a rare brain-eating amoeba. Reporting from outlets including Haaretz, Ynetnews, The Times of Israel, The Jerusalem Post, and JNS.org details that the contraction occurred after the child swam in the Sea of Galilee.
Coverage does not yet specify further medical updates regarding his condition or any subsequent public health advisories related to the Sea of Galilee.
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Coverage (5)
- Israeli boy in serious condition after contracting rare brain-eating amoeba jns.org · 5h ago
- Nine-year-old boy contracts brain-eating amoeba after swimming in Sea of Galilee Haaretz · 5h ago
- Baruch Neriya from Pardes Hanna is the boy hospitalized in serious condition after contracting brain-eating amoeba Ynetnews · 5h ago
- Boy in critical condition with rare ‘brain-eating amoeba’ after swimming in Sea of Galilee timesofisrael.com · 5h ago
- Nine-year-old boy in serious condition after infection caused by brain-eating amoeba jpost.com · 5h ago broke it first
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