A woman in her 30s in Taiwan died of brain-eating amoeba infection in seven days

(1)Taiwan woman in her 30s dies of brain-eating amoeba infection in 7 days
(2)Input 20230810 PM 200 Correction 20230810 PM 201 PM Article text
(3)The second death toll in Taiwan since a man in his 70s occurred in 2011
(4)Fowler Free Amoeba
(5)Provided by Yonhap News TV

(1)Taipei = Yonhap News Correspondent Kim Chul-moon = A woman in her 30s in Taiwan died in seven days after being infected with Fowler Free Amoeba Naegleria powleri, known as brain-eating amoeba, according to the Yonhap News Agency and the China Times on the 10th
(2)According to reports, the CDC of Taiwan’s Ministry of Health and Welfare said a woman in her 30s in Taipei died on the 1st, 7 days after her condition worsened rapidly after visiting the hospital on the 26th of last month due to symptoms such as headache, fever, and chills
(3)CDC spokesman Zeng Su-hui said the woman had no overseas travel history and had visited indoor water facilities twice before the outbreak, adding that the cause of death was identified through a sample test received from the hospital
(4)This is the second time that Fowler Free Amoeba has died in Taiwan, according to Taiwanese media
(5)In 2011, a 75-year-old Taiwanese man who regularly visited hot springs died 25 days after symptoms such as headache, appetite, and water paralysis occurred on November 15 of that year
(6)Spokesman Zeng stressed that Fowler Free Amoeba can survive at 46℃, so citizens should be extra careful not to soak their heads or get water in their noses when visiting water play and hot spring facilities