Officials believed the patient swam in an Iowa lake suspected of carrying the amoeba in late June.
The Lake of Three Fires in Taylor County, Iowa, where the Missouri resident is believed to have contracted the amoeba, wasThe Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services warned in a tweet that the amoeba"isn't contagious" but can be lethal if a person is infected.
"Although rare, infection can occur when water containing Naegleria fowleri enters through the nose from warm freshwater. The amoeba travels up the nose to the brain where it destroys brain tissue. This infection isn’t contagious and can’t be contracted by swallowing water," the departmentThe fatality rate for those who contract primary amebic meningoencephalitis from Naegleria fowleri is more than 97 percent, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
No additional cases of primary amebic meningoencephalitis have been reported, according to the Register. Officials said the death is being investigated and while it is believed the patient contracted the amoeba in the Lake of Three Fires, other bodies of water are being tested. "It’s strongly believed by public health experts that the lake is a likely source, but we are not limiting the investigation to that source because it hasn’t been confirmed. Additional public water sources in Missouri are being tested," the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
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