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(CNN) – A man from New Jersey, who died from a brain infection called amoeba primitive meningoencephalitis, was exposed while traveling to BSR Cable Park and Surf Resort in Waco, Texas, during In the summer, the Waco-McLennan County Public Health District announced Friday.
Water samples collected by health officials at the local, federal and state levels earlier this month "have found traces of Naegleria fowleri", the amoeba at the origin of infection, according to the health district.
Fabrizio Stabile, 29, visited the surf station before developing symptoms in September.
A GoFundMe page launched by his relatives indicates that he was mowing his lawn when he developed a severe migraine. He did not leave the next morning and his symptoms progressed until he was unable to speak coherently or get up from bed. He was rushed to the hospital, where doctors found the amoeba in his cerebrospinal fluid. "The worst scenario was unfolding before our eyes," says the site.
The Ministry of Health concluded that "epidemiological and environmental assessments indicate that exposure has probably occurred at this facility".
Although the amoeba itself was not found in the park's water samples, 'the presence of fecal indicator organisms, high turbidity, low levels of free chlorine and other amoebae that occur with N. fowleri indicate favorable conditions for the growth of N. fowleri ".
The tests were conducted using the park's Surf Park, Royal Flush and Lazy River features. These areas should remain closed until "all health and safety issues have been resolved and appropriately resolved," said the health ministry, adding that the park owner was cooperating to develop a "health and safety policy". comprehensive water quality management plan requirements. "
The BSR Cable Park website indicated on its website that it installed a state-of-the-art filtration system on all three functions to ensure they are "as clear and clean as possible".
However, the park interprets the test results in another way: "The water tests come back healthy," proclaimed the website, adding that "comprehensive test results have now confirmed that the tests are safe. BSR Surf Resort's water meets all safety standards. "
BSR also offered his condolences: "On behalf of all BSR Surf Resort staff, our hearts and prayers are with the family of Fab Stabile, his friends and the surfing community of New Jersey. A precious life has been lost and we are deeply saddened for his loved ones. "
According to the Waco-McLennan County Public Health District, there have been nine cases of primary amoeba meningoencephalitis in Texas since 2005. Data on centers and disease control and prevention from the 1960s indicate that zero and eight cases per year nationally, with five cases in 2016, none last year and no other cases reported this year.
The amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, is found in freshwater bodies such as lakes and hot springs. It infects people by entering the nose and heading to the brain. There, it can cause a cerebral infection that the CDC calls "rare and devastating," called amoebic primitive meningoencephalitis. It's almost always fatal, although a handful of people have survived.
Health officials recommend preventing water from entering your nose when swimming in warm or untreated fresh water, holding it by the nose, keeping it above the nose. water or using a nose clip.
Tina Burnside of CNN contributed to this report.
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