Monday, August 16, 2021

7-year-old California boy dies after being infected with brain-eating amoeba

A 7-year-old Tehama County boy has died after contracting a rare but severe brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a lake in Northern California, the family said. David Pruitt died from primary amoebic meningoencephalitis Aug. 7, Crystal Hayley, the boy's ...