Naegleria fowleri So called Brain Eating Amoeba was found in Australia in 1965
Naegleria fowleri is typically found in warm bodies of fresh water, such as ponds, lakes, rivers, and hot springs. It is also found in soil, near warm-water discharges of industrial plants, and unchlorinated swimming pools in an amoeboid or temporary flagellate stage.There is no evidence of this organism living in ocean water
Recently News on this was on Pakistan at 9 October 2012
A brain-eating amoeba has killed at least 10 people in Pakistan’s most populous city since May, a World Health Organization official says.
Naegleria fowleri, which has a fatality rate of more than 98%, is transmitted when contaminated water enters the body through the nose. It cannot be passed from person to person.
It exist in Fresh water and Improper Chlorinated Water for swimming it is very rare yet because from 1965 there is 144+ cases found , but still very dangerous.
Symptoms
Onset symptoms of infection start about five days (range is from one to seven days) after exposure. The initial symptoms include, but are not limited to, changes in taste and smell, headache, fever, nausea, vomiting, and stiff neck. Secondary symptoms include confusion, hallucinations, lack of attention, ataxia, and seizures. After the start of symptoms, the disease progresses rapidly over three to seven days, with death occurring from seven to 14 days after exposure
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