Kaohsiung Man Dies from Suspected 'Brain-Eating Worm'? Health Bureau Clarifies: It is Amoebic Dysentery

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A man in southern Taiwan was suspected to have died from a 'brain-eating worm,' but the Kaohsiung City Health Bureau clarified that it was actually amoebic dysentery. Last year, there was a case of a woman in Taipei who died from an infection of the brain-eating worm after swimming, leading to public concern. The recent report about a man in southern Taiwan being invaded by the 'brain-eating worm' and dying from encephalitis was refuted by the Health Bureau, stating that it was a confirmed case of 'amoebic dysentery.'

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