Drakesbrook Weir: Brain-eating amoeba potentially found in WA lake trends now
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Swimmers have been urged to avoid a popular lake after officials warned there may be a potentially deadly brain-eating amoeba lurking in the water.
The Drakesbrook Weir, 117km south of Perth, was closed on Friday after traces of the Naegleria amoeba were found.
The Shire of Waroona Council are conducting further tests to confirm whether or not what is known as Naegleria Fowleri is also present.
Naegleria Fowleri can cause the fatal disease amoebic meningitis.
The Drakesbrook Weir, 117km south of Perth , was closed on Friday after traces of the Naegleria amoeba were found (pictured are swimmers at the Weir)
Amoebic meningitis is caused by amoeba entering the brain by water travelling up through the nose, and the
