Editor: Juan Carlos Velilla Moisés Ponce Mendoza, a 17-year-old resident of Burlington, died on August 31 after contracting an infection caused by Naegleria fowleri, known as “ameba eats brains.” According to North Carolina health authorities, a water source in El Futuro, a community center in Durham, was identified as the most likely site of the infection. The teenager would have had contact with water through his face. The source was closed du…
Editor: Juan Carlos Velilla Moisés Ponce Mendoza, a 17-year-old resident of Burlington, died on August 31 after contracting an infection caused by Naegleria fowleri, known as “ameba eats brains.” According to North Carolina health authorities, a water source in El Futuro, a community center in Durham, was identified as the most likely site of the infection. The teenager would have had contact with water through his face. The source was closed du…