Sensational it may be.  But, are the facts accurate?  I can't write/speak for others on this list, but my 84 Westy and I have spent a fair amount of time off the paved roads of the country, swimming in out-of-the-way streams, lakes and ponds.
SamC

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From: Mike Riley <mkriley@FUSE.NET>

> this article was full of sensationalism and wrong facts.
>
> My mother did a lot of the early work on this at the epa,
> it is called parasitic encephalitis, the ameoba just reproduces untill it
> physicially
> blocks the blood flow. It can be cured with antibiotics if it is properly
> diagnosed in time.
> mike