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Texas Surf Resort Closed for ‘Brain-Eating Amoeba’ Testing

A landlocked surf resort in Central Texas closed on Friday after a man who visited died from what is commonly known to as a “brain-eating amoeba.” The Waco Tribune-Herald reports Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is testing BSR Cable …

Lawsuit Settled in Death of Man Infected by Amoeba

The parents of a Louisiana man whose death in 2011 was linked to a rare brain-eating amoeba have settled their lawsuit against the manufacturers of two household devices that they blamed for their son’s deadly infection. Settlement terms weren’t disclosed …