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This brain-eating amoeba is on the rise—thanks to climate change
Shen researches pathogens in drinking water and water reuse systems and says, “Climate change may cause the expansion of the habitat range for this amoeba. Therefore, it can survive in warmer freshwater bodies even in regions previously considered too cold …