# Notes from the Field: Fatal Acanthamoeba Encephalitis in a Patient Who Regularly Used Tap Water in an Electronic Nasal Irrigation Device and a Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Machine at Home — New Mexico, 2023

**Authors:** Julia C. Haston, Ibne K. Ali, Shantanu Roy, Alexis Roundtree, Jessica Hofstetter, Savannah Pierson, Emily Helmrich, Paul Torres, Kodi Lockey, Roosecelis B. Martines, Mia Mattioli

PMC · DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7410a4 · Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report · 2025-03-27

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- **Diseases:** Acanthamoeba Encephalitis (MESH:D004660)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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