Australia: Dangerous amoeba prompts closure of Serpentine Falls

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with Western Australia's Parks and Wildlife Service announced today that Serpentine Falls, in Serpentine National Park south of Perth, is closed for swimming until further notice. Water sampling detected the 'brain-eating amoeba', Naegleria fowleri, which can cause an infection known as amoebic meningitis, or primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). Amoebic meningitis is rare, but can ["]

The post Australia: Dangerous amoeba prompts closure of Serpentine Falls appeared first on Outbreak News Today.