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	Name:	redleg6 -
	Subject:	help from Lake Watchers
	Date:	1/27/2010 7:19:24 PM

Lauraleg, it took me awhile to find someone who knows about the possibility of finding Naegleria Fowleri in Lake Martin waters.

According to a PhD friend at Auburn (who "worked on that critter 30 years ago while in Pennsylvania"), it's not impossible that it could be found in Alabama waters...although highly unlikely and hasn't been found in the state to his knowledge. One of the techniques used by Lake Watch volunteers tests for bacterium, but since the critter is a protozoan and takes a hi-powered microscope to identify it, we can't help.

If you are still concerned about this, I'd suggest you contact the Alabama Department of Public Health.

Thanks for asking. Dick Bronson

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