Questions and answers about the 'brain-eating' amoeba found in fresh water in the United States, Australia, and elsewhere, from the Queensland department of public health.
The fact sheet notes that the rate of infection in the USA is five cases per one billion episodes of recreational water activity. But since infections occur when water ends up in one's nose, and there are many recreational water activities where water is not likely to end up in one's nose, I think this figure is slightly misleading.
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