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Ennis splashpads assured safe in light of Arlington tragedy

Details about a young boy who died after becoming infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba have been connected to a Texas splash pad in Arlington. Tarrant County Public Health officials were notified that the boy was hospitalized with primary amebic meningoencephalitis, a rare but often fatal infection. He died six days later.

Nexstar reported that all public splash pads in the city were shut down …

215 N. Dallas St., Ste. D
PO Box 100, Ennis, TX 75120-0100
(972) 875-3801
PRINT ISSN 3069-5015
ONLINE ISSN 3069-504X