A city in Texas issued a disaster declaration Saturday after a brain-eating amoeba was found in water supplies, weeks after a 6-year-old boy died after contracting the microbe. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality warned the Brazosport Water Authority on Friday night of the potential contamination of its water supply with Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba. BRAIN-EATING AMOEBA: WHAT IS IT, AND HOW DO YOU PREVENT CONTRACTING IT? "During this period of disinfection and flushing, boiling the tap water makes it safe for drinking and cooking." The authority said in a statement that it was unclear how long it would be before the tap water was again safe.

Source: Fox News September 27, 2020 14:37 UTC