Officials: Person Dies After Brain-Eating Amoeba Infection

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—A person in southwest Florida has died after being infected with an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba, health officials said.

On Thursday, the Florida Department of Health confirmed that there was a death. This alert was previously sent by the agency last month to warn residents of the Naegleria Fowleri disease.

“I can confirm the infection unfortunately resulted in a death, and any additional information on this case is confidential to protect patient privacy,” Florida Department of Health spokespeople