Posted on 09/30/2018 5:38:53 AM PDT by BenLurkin
New Jersey
Surfer dies from brain eating amoeba after visiting Waco, Texas, resort
Looks like it is pretty common if the conditions are right—quite warm fresh water, most common in FL and TX (when in the US), and typically kills a couple of people a year.
https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/naegleria/infection-sources.html
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