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Louisiana Warns About Neti Pots After Fatal Brain-Eating Amoeba Infections | Healthland | TIME.com

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The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals is warning people against the improper use of neti pots, following the deaths of two people who were infected with Naegleria fowleri — the so-called "brain-eating amoeba" — after using tap water to irrigate their sinuses.

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