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Brain-eating Amoeba Spreading Faster In US States; Here s Everything You Need To Know
PAM infection caused by brain-eating Amoeba have drastically increased in US with known exposure to infected recreational water such as outdoor aquatic venue.
Cases of ‘Naegleria Fowleri’ infection, a rare fatal brain-eating amoeba found in warm freshwater have been expanding northward in the US to the midwestern states, according to a report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Of the total 120 cases registered by CDC to date, at least 74 occurred in the Southern states, 5 in the West, and 6 in the midwest, including Kansas, Minnesota, and Indiana. The brain-eating amoeba causes a fatal disease known as primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) after the contaminated freshwater enters the nasal passages causing acute brain infection which results in death within 3 to 7 days from onset of symptoms.
LAKE JACKSON â Residents can look forward to having their water cleared of free chlorine by Christmas, city officials said.
The return to monochloramines as a disinfectant and mixing the system with Brazosport Water Authority water began Monday.
Free chlorine, a harsher disinfectant, was used to ensure the cityâs water supply was cleared of Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba that killed 6-year-old Josiah McIntyre.
The smell of chlorine in the tap water should go away if dosages are in the correct proportions, which the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is in town to ensure, Superintendent of Utilities Debbie Webb said.
Lake Jackson s water system tests negative for amoeba, officials say
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LAKE JACKSON, Texas (KTRK) The city of Lake Jackson announced Friday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that the city s water system tested negative for the Naegleria fowleri ameba after they completed sample testing at 15 sites last week.
The negative results means the aggressive high-chlorine disinfection process that residents are experiencing will end soon.
On Monday, Dec. 14, officials said the city will start transitioning back to the regular monochloramine disinfectant and chlorine residual levels. We are going to provide continued monitoring to mitigate the risk for our citizens of harmful exposure to any organism or bacteria in the future, city manager Modesto Mundo said.
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