USA: Naegleria fowleri related fatality reported from California

[Ronan Kelly]

Child dies from brain-eating amoeba contracted near Bishop

Brain-eating amoeba Photo: Allan Ajifo / CC BY 2.0 via MGN.
By Staff | Posted: Fri 9:06 PM, Nov 09, 2018 | Updated: Sat 7:18 AM, Nov 10, 2018

BISHOP, Calif. (KOLO)-- A child died over the weekend after contracting a brain-eating amoeba from a swimming area south of Bishop, Calif., the Mono County Health Department reported Friday.

The child, only described as being from Southern California, suffered a rare infection called primary amoebic meningoencephalitis and tested positive for Naegleria fowleri.
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https://www.kolotv.com/content/news...a-contracted-near-Bishop-Calif-500191082.html

 

[Emily]

The article above quotes public health advice that suggests "filtered" water is safe for neti pot use. Filters in general do NOT seem adequate to remove the amoeba per this recent report from Seattle:

USA: Naegleria fowleri related fatality reported in Seattle, WA woman who used home-filtered tap water in Neti pot