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Rare brain-eating bacteria found in Louisiana parish water supply less than a year after it claimed the life of a 4-year-old boy in a separate part of the state
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Rare brain-eating bacteria found in Louisiana parish water supply less than a year after it claimed the life of a 4-year-old boy in a separate part of the state
Naegleria fowleri amoeba found in the water supply of Louisiana water system serving more than 12,000 people
Only three of 132 reported cases of infection since 1962 have survived
Officials claim the water is safe to drink but can infect through the nasal passage
Water supply will be treated with chlorine for 60 days before state tests it again
By MAIL ONLINE REPORTER
A deadly brain-eating bacteria has been found thriving in a Louisiana parish water supply serving more than 12,000 people.
Though no illnesses have been reported, the Naegleria fowleri amoeba has been found in the system running to Reserve, Garyville, and Mt. Airy, according to the the state’s Department of Health and Hospitals in a statement released Wednesday.
Infections with the bug are extremely rare – perhaps 132 cases have been reported from 1962 to 2014 – but of those who’ve fallen victim only three survived.
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The Lions water treatment plant, serving more than 12,000 people, has been found to carry the deadly Naegleria fowleri amoeba in its water
The Lions water treatment plant, serving more than 12,000 people, has been found to carry the deadly Naegleria fowleri amoeba in its water
The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports that the state surveillance program was sampling Water District No. 1 when it discovered the system was not in compliance for minimum disinfectant levels that would control the bacteria.
Louisiana required a higher disinfectant level after a 4-year-old boy from Mississippi was infected with the amoeba and died in September 2013 after visiting St. Bernard Parish.
The amoeba can survive in untreated fresh water, hot springs, and hot water heaters, as well as untreated swimming pools, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention quoted by NBC News….MORE HERE
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