"Naegleria fowleri, if it gets into the nasal passages, can cause primary amoebic meningitis, which can be fatal," said Sue Consolo-Murphy, Chief of Science and Resource Management.



United States Geological Survey researchers have also found the amoeba in streams and pools near to Kelly Warm Spring and in Huckleberry Hot Springs and Polecat Springs in the John D. Rockefeller Parkway between Grand Teton National Park, and Yellowstone National Park. Wading or swimming is not allowed in those springs.