A person in Hillsborough County, Florida, was found to have contracted a rare yet often fatal brain-eating amoeba infection; and the state’s Department of Health has responded by issuing a public warning.
The microscopic single-celled organism, known as Naegleria fowleri, lives in fresh, warm water, and is typically found in southern states of the United States during the warmer summer months of July, August, and September.
