Washington Post – Doctors credited the Smelski Foundation with raising the hospital’s awareness of Naegleria fowleri

Washington Post – Doctors credited the Smelski Foundation with raising the hospital’s awareness of Naegleria fowleri
January 17, 2017 Steve Smelski
Humberto Liraino, left, makes comments during a news conference as Rajan Wadhawan listens at Florida Hospital

Doctors credited the Smelski Foundation with raising the hospital’s awareness of Naegleria fowleri.

This brain-eating amoeba kills 97 percent of the people it infects. Not Sebastian DeLeon.

“Today is awesome,” Smelski said. “Yes, we’ve been working almost two years on this, and it’s awesome to have a positive result. We just want to see more of them.”

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