Report: 'Brain-eating' amoeba that killed New Jersey man likely came from Texas water park
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FOX NEWS - A "brain-eating" amoeba that killed a New Jersey man last month most likely came from a Texas water resort that the man visited, health officials said.
Tests conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found evidence of Naegleria fowleri -- a rare but deadly amoeba that can cause a brain infection -- at one of the four attractions at the BSR Cable Park and Surf Resort in Waco, the Waco-McLennan County Public Health District said Friday.
Conditions favorable to the growth of the deadly amoeba were also found at the other attractions.
The New Jersey Department of Health said Fabrizio Stabile, 29, visited the park Sept. 8. He died Sept. 21.