Brain-eating parasites discovered, 8 US cities lost water | World

09/27/2020 World



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According to CNN, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Management (TCEQ) reported on Sept. 25 to the Brazosport Water Authority warning people not to use tap water due to the parasite eating the brain of Naegleria fowleri. Brazosport draws water from the Brazos River.

There are warning orders in 8 cities including Lake Jackson, Freeport, Angleton, Brazoria, Richwood, Oyster Creek, Clute, and Rosenberg. In addition, there are also a number of factories and prisons affected. The warning order affects more than 120,000 people.

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the parasite that eats the human brain is often found in soils, rivers, hot lakes, in factory sewage, or can also be found in reservoirs. The water is not treated cleanly.
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Most of the recent infections by parasites that eat human brains in the United States have been attributed to recreational sources.

Residents of the mentioned regions are required not to use water for anything except to flush the toilet. The warning remains until Brazosport has completely disposed of the tubing and verified that the water sample is safe enough for reuse.

The warning has now been removed in all cities except Lake Jackson, according to CNN. The city government has declared a disaster and the TCEQ is testing chlorine concentrations in local water sources.

The case was discovered on August 8 when a 6-year-old boy was hospitalized for a brain-eating parasite. Later, authorities determined that the boy was infected by a source in the city.

The CDC believes that Naegleria fowleri infections are rare, but most of them cause death. Between 2009 and 2018, there were 34 cases in the United States, of which 30 were infected from recreational sources.




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