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Should you be worried about the presence of brain-eating amoeba in Yucatán water bodies?

15 Sep 2026, 22:06 GMT By MND Staff
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The news of a water sports instructor's death prompted concern among residents of the Yucatán capital that the popular nearby cenotes may harbor the deadly amoeba, but experts say cenote water is too cold for the microorganism. The post Should you be worried about the presence of brain-eating amoeba in Yucatán water bodies? appeared first on Mexico News Daily