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Dr. Vincent Valente says quick detection is crucial as about 97 percent of people who get sick with the amoeba will die.

July is peak season for getting sick from swimming in a freshwater lake or pond, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Center study.

Freshwater swimmers are being warned to wear nose clips as the weather gets warmer. Florida Department of Health’s Kent Donahue says the amoeba called...

It's summertime, and to Sandra Gompf, that means 'amoeba season'. Seven years ago, her 10-year old son Philip went swimming in a lake in Auburndale. About…