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.