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Karachi reports first Naegleria fowleri death of 2025

The woman, a resident of Gulshan-e-Iqbal, passed away on February 23 at a private hospital in Karachi. She began showing symptoms of the infection on February 18 and was admitted to the hospital the following day. Her condition worsened, and the presence of Naegleria fowleri was confirmed after her death on February 24, the Dawn cited.