KARACHI: As it was feared with the advent of the current sizzling summer, the ‘brain-eating’ amoeba, technically called Naegleria fowleri, claimed its first victim of the year in Sindh, reported a local media outlet on Tuesday.
Officials said a 40-year-old man, identified as Pervez Ahmed, died of the deadly disease at a hospital.
“The first death of the year due to Naegleria fowleri was a 40-year-old man of Gulistan-i-Jauhar,” said a senior official in the health ministry.
The victim was admitted to the intensive care unit of a private hospital where he died on Sunday. The cause of death was confirmed on Tuesday, said the official.
