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Brain-eating amoebas use claustrophilia to reach the brain

US researchers identified a mechanism in Naegleria fowleri amoebas.

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These microorganisms reach the brain by preferring confined spaces.

The finding may help prevent fatal infections, like those that killed two children.

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