Brain-eating amoeba in water supply in Texas discovered

[Silent_Gunner]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/09/28/brain-eating-amoeba-texas/

As if 2020 couldn't get any worse, now we have amoebas wrecking people's brains in Texas via infesting the tap water where at least 5 counties are affected.

My question is, even with the city switching to a stronger chlorine solution, the water has to go somewhere. How much of this water has spread to elsewhere? Could it be in other states? Or can this be contained?


EDIT: Apparently, this happened earlier this month in Florida as well. Dear God...

https://www.webmd.com/brain/news/20200911/florida-teen-dies-from-brain-eatring-amoeba

 

[Chary]

as if we didn't have enough reason to not drink tap water...

 

[gregory-samba]

These amoebas are rare, but common enough to hear about them pop up every year or so. They love warm water.

 

[ShadowOne333]

2020 don't ever end, baby <3

 

[FAST6191]

So rather than lead in the water Texas declared hold my beer, though being Texas they will likely be filling their water with a different type of lead as a result of this.

 

[Silent_Gunner]

So rather than lead in the water Texas declared hold my beer, though being Texas they will likely be filling their water with a different type of lead as a result of this.

Free chlorine according to the article, in fact.