CDC Reports Death of Woman Who Contracted Amoeba After Using Water to Clear Sinuses

The agency said the case highlights the need to use nasal irrigation devices properly and maintain RV water quality.
CDC Reports Death of Woman Who Contracted Amoeba After Using Water to Clear Sinuses
A general view of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta, Ga., on Sept. 30, 2014. Tami Chappell/Reuters
Zachary Stieber
Updated:
0:00

A woman in Texas died in 2024 from a brain-eating amoeba that appeared after she used tap water and a nasal irrigation device, researchers with the state and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a new report.

According to the report, the previously healthy woman, 71, filled the device with tap water from a recreational vehicle water system at a campground in Texas. Within four days, she developed severe symptoms such as altered mental status and fever. She later suffered seizures.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
twitter
truth