SEOUL: The primary an infection from Naegleria fowleri, or “brain-eating amoeba,” has been reported in South Korea, the well being authorities stated on Monday.
The Korea Illness Management and Prevention Company (KDCA) confirmed {that a} Korean nationwide who died after coming back from Thailand was contaminated with Naegleria fowleri, which destroys human brains.
The person in his 50s got here again to Korea on December 10 after a four-month keep within the Southeast Asian nation and was admitted to a hospital subsequent day. He died on Tuesday final week, reviews Yonhap information company.
That is the primary recognized an infection from the illness within the nation, which was first reported in the US in 1937.
Naegleria fowleri is an amoeba generally present in heat freshwater lakes, rivers, canals and ponds all through the world. The amoeba is inhaled via the nostril and travels to the mind to destroy mind tissue.
The KDCA stated the percentages of human-to-human transmission of Naegleria fowleri are low however requested native residents to chorus swimming within the areas the place the illness has damaged out.
A complete of 381 Naegleria fowleri instances have been reported as of 2018 on the earth together with within the US, India and Thailand.
The Korea Illness Management and Prevention Company (KDCA) confirmed {that a} Korean nationwide who died after coming back from Thailand was contaminated with Naegleria fowleri, which destroys human brains.
The person in his 50s got here again to Korea on December 10 after a four-month keep within the Southeast Asian nation and was admitted to a hospital subsequent day. He died on Tuesday final week, reviews Yonhap information company.
That is the primary recognized an infection from the illness within the nation, which was first reported in the US in 1937.
Naegleria fowleri is an amoeba generally present in heat freshwater lakes, rivers, canals and ponds all through the world. The amoeba is inhaled via the nostril and travels to the mind to destroy mind tissue.
The KDCA stated the percentages of human-to-human transmission of Naegleria fowleri are low however requested native residents to chorus swimming within the areas the place the illness has damaged out.
A complete of 381 Naegleria fowleri instances have been reported as of 2018 on the earth together with within the US, India and Thailand.