Israeli man dies from rare brain-eating amoeba infection: hospital

JERUSALEM, July 7 (Xinhua) -- A 26-year-old Israeli man passed away at Beilinson Hospital in central Israel on Sunday due to complications from a rare brain-eating amoeba infection, the hospital confirmed in a statement.

An investigation conducted by the Israeli Health Ministry in recent days indicated that the patient, who had no pre-existing health conditions, likely contracted the infection while swimming in