北卡罗来纳州少年死于脑食性阿米巴感染

北卡罗来纳州一名少年莫伊塞斯·庞塞·门多萨因感染脑食性阿米巴原虫（Naegleria fowleri）引发的原发性阿米巴脑膜脑炎于8月31日去世 1。患者在8月21日首次就诊于伯灵顿医院后被送回家，症状恶化后于8月22日上午7点被送入北卡罗来纳大学医院，随后确诊 1。

这种感染在美国极为罕见，美国每年通常报告少于10例病例，但致命性极高 1。超过97%的原发性阿米巴脑膜脑炎患者死亡，症状通常在约5天内迅速进展导致死亡 1。路易斯安那州一名8岁女孩莉莉安·斯马特也因同样感染于8月23日去世，可能的感染来源是克莱博恩湖，患者住院8天后不治 1。

A teenager in North Carolina has died from primary amebic meningoencephalitis, a severe infection caused by Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as a brain-eating amoeba.1 Moises Ponce Mendoza passed away on August 31, 2026.1 He initially sought medical care at Burlington Hospital on August 21 and was sent home, but his condition deteriorated rapidly, leading to his admission to the University of North Carolina Hospital on the morning of August 22, where he was diagnosed.1

This case underscores the extreme rarity yet fatal nature of the infection in the United States. The United States typically reports fewer than ten cases annually, and more than 97 percent of patients diagnosed with primary amebic meningoencephalitis die from the infection.1 Symptoms typically progress swiftly, often resulting in death within approximately five days.1