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

Thu, 2015-07-30 21:13 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Denis Gilhooly

             

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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(ALSO SEE RELATED ARTICLE HERE)

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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