KARACHI: A adult female residing in Malir district died of Naegleria fowleri on weekday, taking the toll damn on the ‘brain-eating amoeba’ to twelve within the province, officers aforesaid.
She was the second feminine to die of Naegleria fowleri this year. officers aforesaid Humaira Bano, 25, was a resident of Taiser city in Malir district. She had been admitted to a non-public hospital daily before she died.
“We have taken water samples equipped to the world wherever she lived and sent them for examination,” aforesaid Dr Zafar Ijaz, director health, metropolis division.
Ads by HD-V2.2V04.10×Dr Ijaz aforesaid it absolutely was unclear however Ms Bano came into contact with the deadly rhizopod. She largely stayed reception and like alternative previous cases had no history of swimming — one in every of the key causes behind primary rhizopod cerebromeningitis (PAM) or Naegleria fowleri.
“We have launched more investigations to search out out however she came into contact with the rhizopod,” he added.
A 32-year-old girl resident of Adamjee Nagar in Karachi-East was the last reportable victim of Naegleria.
So far none of the twelve victims, eleven in metropolis alone and one in Hyderabad, had a history of swimming, aforesaid the official.
Victims of Naegleria embrace a 57-year-old man, the oldest up to now, and a nine-month-old woman, the youngest so far. the primary Naegleria-related fatality this year was reportable on could twenty seven in Gulistan-i-Jauhar.
Last year, the illness claimed 3 lives and in 2012 10 died as a result of Naegleria.
According to specialists this deadly rhizopod will solely be eliminated through correct chlorination of water.Naegleria fowleri travels through the bodily cavity and directly attacks the brain. The victim exhibits symptoms of headache, slight fever, 3 to seven days once exposure to contaminated water. In some cases victims even have a pharyngitis and stuffy nose.
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