Israel Updates Sea of Galilee Swimming Guidelines After Brain-Eating Amoeba Infection

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In a syllable the public was told that there was no effective means of eradicating the “brain-eating amoeba” and until a new message was entered into the water about the responsibility of bathers only

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Following the hospitalization in very serious condition of a nine-year-old boy infected with the Naegleria paulleri amoeba in the Sea of Galilee, the Ministry of Health clarifies that the beaches will remain open and that each person will decide on their own steps according to the risk. The ministry emphasizes that the lake cannot be treated with chlorine or the amoeba can be easily detected, and recommends that bathers use a nose plug and avoid…

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Panic gripped the public in the past 24 hours following the Health Ministry's announcement that precautions should be taken when bathing in the waters of the Sea of Galilee | According to the announcement, "diving, jumping into the water, and putting your head under the water should be avoided" | Today the Health Ministry is putting the guidelines in order (in Israel)

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The warning was issued following a fourth case in Israel of Naegleria fowleri amoeba infection, which can cause fatal encephalitis. The child who fell ill had bathed at a beach in Kursi about a week before being hospitalized. The ministry clarifies: Infection occurs through water entering the nose, not by drinking it