Oklahoma Resident Dies After Contracting primary amebic meningoencephalitis.

reports that “an Oklahoma resident infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba while swimming in a lake died this week, according to Oklahoma health officials.” According to officials, “the unidentified person was infected with primary amebic meningoencephalitis, known as PAM, a severe brain infection caused by an amoeba called Naegleria fowleri.” http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/08/13/brain-eating-amoeba-naegleria-fowleri-oklahoma-swimmer-dead/31615135/