The eleven -year -old boy, who was hospitalized at the National Institute of Children’s Diseases (NÚDCH) in Bratislava for infection, died on Tuesday, June 17. TASR informed the spokeswoman of the Institute Dana Kamenická. According to the findings of the diary the boy called Tomáško and came from twins – He had a sister with whom they formed an inseparable couple.
Editors also visited elementary school in Malacky, where they met one of the teachers who described the boy as a very clever and sweetheart, She was with him on the day the class was returning from swimming training. Everything was supposed to be fine on Monday, but 48 hours later he was aggravated and had symptoms similar to sunburn.
“We have a support team for children, parents and teachers to help manage this difficult situation. We will publish the official statement later. Until then, we will not provide additional information not to complicate the investigation, ”she said Deputy headmaster Adriana Naštová pre .
It is not yet clear where the boy got infected
Doctors worked with the boy diagnosed with naegleriosis. Naegleriosis, or primary amoeba meningoencephalitis is a rare disease of the central nervous system, the cause of which is the meňavka Naegleria fowleri (tear malignant). It is an organism that is commonly found in various types of freshwater environment IV soil.
The Regional Public Health Authority Nové Zámky ordered from Sunday (15 June) to preventively close the Vadaš swimming pool in Štúrovo, which the boy visited in early June. The reason is an epidemiological investigation in connection with the incidence of infection caused by Naegleria fowleri.
It is not yet clear where the boy got infected. The results of the swimming pool investigation should be known during the week. At the same time, public health authorities will carry out extraordinary pool water collections for the presence of Améb.
