An amoeba that eats the brain and killed a man from New Jersey probably came from the Texas water park: report

Fabrizio Stabile
(GoFundMe)

A "brain-eating" amoeba that killed a New Jersey man last month probably came from a Texas beach resort where humans went, health officials said. .

Tests by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have highlighted Naegleria fowleri – a rare but deadly amoeba that can cause brain infection – at one of the four attractions of BSR Cable Park and Surf Resort in Waco, in the region from Waco. The McLennan County Public Health District said Friday.

Favorable conditions for growth of the life-threatening amoeba have also been found at other attractions.

The New Jersey Department of Health said Fabrizio Stabile, 29, had visited the park on September 8th. He died on September 21st.

"In the beginning, the symptoms of Fabrizio (swelling of the brain and fever) seemed to correspond to bacterial meningitis, he was quickly sedated and treated with the appropriate drug treatment and an aggressive neurological protocol," said a description on a GoFundMe page created to create the Fabrizio Stabile Foundation. "Unfortunately, Fabrizio did not react to these measures and his condition quickly deteriorated."

The amoeba is usually found in lukewarm water masses and the symptoms usually begin five days after the infection. Death usually occurs about five days after that, according to the CDC.

The amoeba that probably killed Stabile was discovered during an attraction that constitutes a natural body of water. It will remain open because the risk of exposure is considered identical to that of any natural water plan.

Stuart Parsons, owner of BSR Cable Park and Surf Resort, said in a statement that park operators would install a "state-of-the-art filtration system" to ensure that the waters of the Surf Resort, Lazy River and Royal Flush are well protected. "as clear and clean as humanly possible."

Associated Press contributed to this report.