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'Brain-Eating Amoeba' Found in Water Supply Near New Orleans

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CLICK HERE - LA Office of Public Health - July 22, 2015 - St. Bernard Parish

CLICK HERE - LA Office of Public Health - July 28, 2015 - Ascension Parish

bbc.com - July 30, 2015

US health officials have confirmed the presence of a 'brain-eating' bacteria in the water supply of several communities near New Orleans.

Ascension Parish and St Bernard Parish have each discovered Naegleria fowleri amoeba, a bacteria that enters through the nose and attacks the brain.

Officials have begun a 60 day "chlorine burn" to kill off the deadly pathogen.

Water from the tap is safe to drink, officials say, but should be prevented from entering the nose.

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CLICK HERE - CDC - Number of Case-reports of Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis by State of Exposure

CLICK HERE - CDC - Naegleria fowleri — Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM) — Amebic Encephalitis

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dhh.louisiana.gov - August 18, 2015

Baton Rouge, La.—Monday, the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) confirmed the presence of the Naegleria fowleri ameba in the Schriever Water System at the site 588 Island Road, Montegut (Pointe Aux Chenes). The water system, which serves approximately 97,000 residents in the Houma area, was tested by DHH as part of the State's new public drinking water surveillance program. DHH notified the water system and local officials Monday afternoon. The Department asked the water system to conduct a 60-day chlorine burn to ensure that any remaining ameba in the system are eliminated. Parish officials began the burn Monday afternoon and will conduct an additional burn in the Houma Water System out of an abundance of caution.

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