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Burlington, North Carolina mom speaks out after teen Moises Ponce Mendoza dies from rare brain-eating amoeba - ABC7 Chicago

Published by WLS-TV By Jon Dowding · 5 September 2026 at 21:38
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Burlington, North Carolina mom speaks out after teen Moises Ponce Mendoza dies from rare brain-eating amoeba - ABC7 Chicago
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A grieving family want answers on how a 17-year-old boy contracted a rare brain-eating amoeba and died.

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