Correction: This article initially referred to St. Bernard Parish, La. as a "parish of New Orleans." St. Bernard Parish is in fact a separate community bordering New Orleans to the southeast. A brain-eating amoeba responsible for the death of a 4-year-old boy was discovered in the drinking water of St. Bernard Parish, La.'s water system, prompting
New Orleans Area Drinking Water Contaminated With Brain-Eating Amoeba
A four-year-old in a New Orleans-adjacent parish has died from a rare and extremely deadly amoeba, traced to the local water supply.