巴基斯坦信德省第14例死亡报告来自自来水中发现的“脑食型阿莫伊巴”。
Fourteenth death reported in Sindh, Pakistan, from "brain-eating amoeba" found in tap water.
巴基斯坦信德省报告了今年第四例死于福氏耐格里氏菌(Naegleria fowleri),这是一种致命的“食脑变形虫”。
Sindh, Pakistan, has reported its fourth death this year from Naegleria fowleri, a deadly "brain-eating amoeba."
最近的受害者是一名17岁的男孩,他用被污染的水冲洗鼻腔后死亡。
The latest victim, a 17-year-old boy, died after using contaminated water to rinse his sinuses.
Amoeba在温暖的淡水和土壤中被发现,通过鼻子感染大脑,死亡率超过98%。
The amoeba, found in warm freshwater and soil, infects the brain through the nose, with a fatality rate over 98%.
巴基斯坦的病例有所增加,自2008年以来死亡人数超过100人,这往往是由于自来水污染造成的。
Cases have risen in Pakistan, with over 100 deaths since 2008, often due to contaminated tap water.