Testing local drinking water for brain-eating amoeba
LAKE JACKSON, Texas โ In September, news broke that a brain-eating amoeba was responsible for the death of a 6-year-old Lake Jackson boy. RELATED: Lake Jackson residents in need of safe water as brain eating amoeba contaminates water supplyMcIntyre died September 8, just days after his trip to a Lake Jackson splash pad. According to health officials, a parasite, called naegleria fowleri, otherwise known as the brain-eating amoeba was in the water. Cities testing for brain-eating amoebaKPRC 2 Investigates has learned some other cities are now testing their water for this same amoeba, but many are not. Most districts not testing water for amoebaWe contacted 80 municipalities and cities in Harris, Montgomery, Fort Bend, Brazoria and Waller counties.
Lake Jackson takes responsibility for deadly brain-eating amoeba that killed 6-year-old boy, city manager says
HOUSTON โ Lake Jackson city manager Modesto Mundo said the city takes โresponsibilityโ for the brain-eating amoeba that killed 6-year-old Josiah McIntye on Friday during a press conference. โWe never want this event to happen again in Lake Jackson nor to any family," he said. Over the next few years, Mayor Bob Sipple and officials said Lake Jackson will begin the process of improving the water system. โLake Jackson is a strong city of faith. Here is the full press conference from Lake Jackson officials:
Water boil notice lifted in Lake Jackson after brain-eating amoeba found in water system; Precautions still in place
HOUSTON โ The city of Lake Jackson lifted its water boil notice after a brain-eating amoeba was found in its water system following the death of a 6-year-old boy, officials announced Tuesday night. The notice was lifted after the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality reported disinfectant residuals were above the stateโs required standards throughout the cityโs water system, city officials said. READ: Lake Jackson residents in need of safe water after 6-year-old child dies from brain-eating amoeba in water supplyIn addition to the disinfection and flushing process, microbiological samples were collected that confirmed the cityโs drinking water was negative for harmful bacteria, officials said. Residents are still encouraged to avoid getting water far into their nose to reduce the risk of Naegleria Fowleri infection, city officials said. Residents are asked to continue to take precautions recommended by the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention until ameba concerns have been resolved in the cityโs water system, officials said.
Lake Jackson residents asked to conserve water usage as โBoil waterโ notice remains
HOUSTON โ The city of Lake Jackson said the โBoil waterโ notice could remain in place for another two weeks following the discovery of a potentially deadly amoeba in the water system. โWeโre trying to get out of our boil water notice,โ said city manager Modesto Mundo. To complete the latest process, Mundo is asking water customers to conserve. โWe need the cooperation of everybody in our community and our businesses to lower the water usage as much as possible for outside water usage,โ he said. The boil water notice impacts thousands of customers, including Sandra Crumrine.