Purging Water System Of Brain-eating Microbe To Take 60 Days

Kristina Watson, a Lake Jackson water waste operator flushes water out from a fire hydrant on Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, in Lake Jackson, Texas. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration on Sunday after a brain-eating amoeba was discovered in the water supply for Lake Jackson, Texas. The disaster declaration extends across Brazoria County, where Lake Jackson is located.The disaster declaration comes after the death of a 6-year-old boy who was infected by a brain-eating amoeba. (Marie D. De Jess/Houston Chronicle via AP)

A Houstonarea official said Monday it will take 60 days to ensure a city drinking water system is purged of a deadly, microscopic parasite that doctors believed killed a boy and that led to warnings for others not to drink tap water.

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