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Missouri DHSS confirms case of rare brain infection
Grant Green, KOMU 8 Digital Producer
21 min ago
JEFFERSON CITY - A confirmed case of a rare brain infection, Naegleria fowleri, has been found in a Missouri resident, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said Thursday.
The exposure is linked to a beach at Lake of Three Fires, a state park in Taylor County, Iowa, according to a press release by the Iowa Department of Public Health.
As of Thursday, the patient has being treated in an intensive care unit.
Missouri DHSS confirms case of rare brain infection
Grant Green, KOMU 8 Digital Producer
21 min ago
JEFFERSON CITY - A confirmed case of a rare brain infection, Naegleria fowleri, has been found in a Missouri resident, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said Thursday.
The exposure is linked to a beach at Lake of Three Fires, a state park in Taylor County, Iowa, according to a press release by the Iowa Department of Public Health.
As of Thursday, the patient has being treated in an intensive care unit.