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The Times of #Israel : She noted that a #fever, #headaches, and changes in #consciousness are always reasons to seek #MedicalAttention.

By Diana Bletter Follow
6 September 2026, 2:21 pm

The #amoeba causes an extremely rare but highly fatal #infection of the central nervous system. Fewer than 500 cases have been reported #worldwide, including two in the US over the past year. #Israel has seen three recorded cases in recent years.

Of the three cases recently in Israel, two ended in #death, Ynet reported. In 2022, a 36-year-old man died from the #infection, and then in 2024, another #man, aged 26, died. Three weeks later, a 10-year-old boy was #infected during a #family visit to the #SeaOfGalilee. According to Ynet, after months in #hospital, he was moved home but remains in serious #condition.

The Times of #Israel : Boy in #CriticalCondition with rare ‘ #BrainEatingAmoeba’ after #SeaOfGalilee swim

By Diana Bletter Follow
6 September 2026, 2:21 pm

Nine-year-old #hospitalized in intensive care unit as #HealthMinistry identifies #infection caused by rare, potentially fatal #NaegleriaFowleri.

A 9-year-old child was hospitalized in serious condition with #inflammation of the brain in the intensive care unit at Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa, the Health Ministry said Sunday, after being #infected with a very rare “ #BrainEating” #Amoeba, apparently while swimming in the Sea of Galilee.

Tests sent to the ministry’s #laboratory overnight confirmed that the boy contracted an #encephalitis #infection from Naegleria fowleri, an amoeba that can be fatal.

He was identified in #Hebrew media as Baruch Neriya from Pardes Hannah. His #family asked that people pray for the recovery of their son. The ministry said he is sedated and intubated at the #hospital.

An initial epidemiological #investigation revealed that the #child swam at Kursi Beach on the Sea of Galilee about a week before he was hospitalized.