Brain-eating amoeba has been found in water used by residents in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. For the third time in three years, Naegleria fowleri, a potentially deadly microorganism, was discovered after independent testing was conducted on the water supply.
Earlier this week, officials with Terrebonne Consolidated Waterworks warned customers about the contamination. The facility has since switched disinfectants, from chloramine to pure chlorine, to eradicate the brain-eating amoeba.
“Anything that’s in there is toast, It’s gone,” Michael Sobert, general manager for Consolidated, told WWL News.
The Lafourche Parish Water District, which purchases water from Consolidated, also issued a similar warning to its customers about the brain-eating amoeba.
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