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HealthDay News — A Texas woman has died after using tap water in a sinus rinse, leading to a rare but often fatal brain infection, health officials report.

A Texas woman died from an infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba after using tap water in a nasal irrigation device, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A Texas woman died after contracting Naegleria fowleri, a fatal brain amoeba, from using unboiled tap water in a nasal irrigation device at a campground, prompting CDC warnings.

The woman used tap water from an RV to rinse her sinuses, leading to a rare and often fatal brain infection.

A woman died in Texas after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba infection from using tap water in a sinus rinse, CDC warns about water safety risks.