Naegleria claims another life in Karachi

KARACHI: Naegleria has claimed yet another life in Karachi, according to a Health Department spokesperson. The latest victim was identified as 17-year-old Ahmad, a resident of Gulshan-e-Iqbal, the spokesperson said.

This is the second death from Naegleria fowleri, the “brain-eating amoeba”  reported this year. Earlier, 30-year-old Baldia Town resident Zahid Khan died from the virus.

Naegleria claimed 14 lives in Sindh last year. Most of these victims were residents of Karachi.