Brain-eating Amoeba Found In Louisiana Water

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Wed, 07/29/2015 - 7:19am

The brain-eating amoeba naegleria fowleri was found in water in Ascension Parish, Louisiana and St. Bernard Parish. Health officials have ordered a 60-day chlorine burn to eliminate any remaining threat.        

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