A Texas woman died from an infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba after using tap water in a nasal irrigation device, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A Texas woman died after contracting Naegleria fowleri, a fatal brain amoeba, from using unboiled tap water in a nasal irrigation device at a campground, prompting CDC warnings.

A Texas woman died from a rare brain infection after she flushed her sinuses with tap water, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

A Texas woman died from an infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba days after cleaning her sinuses using tap water, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention case report. The ...

How rare is brain-eating amoeba infection? According to the CDC, about 10 people a year in the U.S. are diagnosed with the amoeba, but most die. About 164 infections were reported from 1962 to 2023.

A woman in Texas died after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba infection from using tap water to clear out her sinuses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced.

Woman dies from brain-eating amoeba after using tap water to clear sinuses: CDC by: Jordan Unger Posted: Jun 3, 2025 / 05:19 PM EDT Updated: Jun 4, 2025 / 10:53 AM EDT ...

A healthy Texas woman, 71, died from Naegleria fowleri, or brain-eating amoeba, after using a nasal irrigation device with tap water. Health officials warn that rinsing sinuses or nasal passages ...

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Commonly known as the brain-eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri (N. fowleri) is a strain of amoeba that, as reported by USA Today, claimed the life of a two-year-old boy who was infected by the organism ...

An organism widely referred to as a “brain-eating amoeba” — Naegleria fowleri — can be present in natural bodies of warm or hot water if conditions are right, officials warn.