A Texas woman died from an infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba days after cleaning her sinuses using tap water, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention case report.

A Texas woman died from a rare brain infection after using tap water from an RV water system, according to a report from the Texas Department of State Health Services and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

A 71-year-old Texas woman has died from a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba. The woman was using tap water from an RV campground to clear out her sinuses last year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.