Florida issues warning about 'fecal water pollution' at two MORE popular beaches trends now
Floridians have been warned about 'fecal pollution' in waters surrounding two popular beaches - just months after seven others were contaminated.
Residents and visitors are urged to stay out of the Midtown Beach and Dubois Park in Jupiter, the northmost town in Palm Beach County.
The waters were found to contain high levels of enterococci bacteria, which can cause urinary tract infections in people who go swimming during the advisory.
The bacteria can also lead to meningitis, which is caused by a viral infection and deadly blood infections like sepsis, which can end in organ failure and death.
The state's health department has detected the presence of enterococci bacteria found in the intestinal tracts of mammals (pictured)
The sample taken from the beaches had 201 colonies forming per 100 millimeters of sampled water - a sample is deemed 'poor' when results show 70.5 parts per 100.
The fecal pollutions, called enterococci bacteria, is found in the intestinal tracks of mammals, including dogs and humans that frequent beaches.
The Florida Department of Health issued the advisory on April 30 following results of tests that came back the day before.
'The presence of enterococci bacteria is an indication of fecal pollution, which may come from stormwater runoff, pets and wildlife, and human sewage,' the department shared.
The advisory must stay until levels reach at least 35 colonies per 100 millimeters, but officials cannot ban people from going into the water.
Officials have not revealed how the bacteria made its way along the coast, but the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) noted sources could include wastewater treatment plant effluent, leaking septic systems,
