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flag Fourteenth death reported in Sindh, Pakistan, from "brain-eating amoeba" found in tap water.

flag Sindh, Pakistan, has reported its fourth death this year from Naegleria fowleri, a deadly "brain-eating amoeba." flag The latest victim, a 17-year-old boy, died after using contaminated water to rinse his sinuses. flag The amoeba, found in warm freshwater and soil, infects the brain through the nose, with a fatality rate over 98%. flag Cases have risen in Pakistan, with over 100 deaths since 2008, often due to contaminated tap water.

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