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    ABC News‏Verified account @ABC 28 Aug 2014

    Brain-eating amoeba found in segment of Louisiana water supply, health officials say: http://abcn.ws/1sID0Cd pic.twitter.com/ryZDpnT9Y8

    5:32 PM - 28 Aug 2014
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      2. Herb Kirkstreit‏ @THE_OSU 28 Aug 2014
        Replying to @ABC

        Louisiana? those amoeba will starve #SEC rt @ABC @VeryTiredMom Brain-eating amoeba found in Louisiana water supply http://abcn.ws/1sID0Cd 

        1 reply 1 retweet 4 likes
      3. Teresa‏ @VeryTiredMom 28 Aug 2014
        Replying to @THE_OSU

        @the_OSU @ABC well played!

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Jesse B. Veal III‏ @TheJesseVeal 28 Aug 2014
        Replying to @ABC

        “@ABC: Brain-eating amoeba found in segment of Louisiana water supply, health officials say: http://abcn.ws/1sID0Cd  pic.twitter.com/J06Pjr7Cd7”😳

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      2. ṃo.‏ @MoAshlei 28 Aug 2014
        Replying to @ABC

        “@ABC: Brain-eating amoeba found in segment of Louisiana water supply, health officials say: http://abcn.ws/1sID0Cd  pic.twitter.com/Quaseqcnzs”😳

        3 replies 3 retweets 0 likes
      3. ṃo.‏ @MoAshlei 28 Aug 2014
        Replying to @MoAshlei

        SO YOU MEAN TO TELL ME ALL THOSE THINGS ARE WRONG WITH THE WATER BUT ITS SAFE TO DRINK!?!? https://vine.co/v/MLQXP9EvzqA 

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Hardwork‏ @robertsbased 30 Aug 2014
        Replying to @ABC

        “@ABC: Brain-eating amoeba found in segment of Louisiana water supply: http://abcn.ws/1sID0Cd  pic.twitter.com/tV0vG6OgSG” what the fuck

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      1. Fukushima ☢Watch‏ @yuima21c 29 Aug 2014
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        ルイジアナ州の水道水源に脳細胞を食べるアメーバ蔓延 @ABC Brain-eating amoeba found in segment of Louisiana water supply http://abcn.ws/1sID0Cd pic.twitter.com/DchwZkhFXf

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      1. spooky kev  🎃‏ @yungIoud 28 Aug 2014
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        @ABC HEY I LIVE WHERE THE AMOEBA IS HEYYYY SHOUTOUT

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      2. 𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐲‏ @_ashlovely 28 Aug 2014
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        😳“@ABC: Brain-eating amoeba found in segment of Louisiana water supply, health officials say: http://abcn.ws/1sID0Cd  pic.twitter.com/fRrr7Ukw0R”

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      3. lex‏ @lexxxlynn 28 Aug 2014
        Replying to @_ashlovely

        @ashl0vely wellllll, not in the actual water supply 😳 freaaaky

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Bren.‏ @DJBrenTaughtYou 29 Aug 2014
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        😕“@ABC: Brain-eating amoeba found in segment of Louisiana water supply, health officials say: http://abcn.ws/1sID0Cd  pic.twitter.com/83LxjcTwfo”

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      1. Paul Heggen‏ @PaulHeggenWX 28 Aug 2014
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        Explains a lot. RT“@ABC: Brain-eating amoeba found in segment of Louisiana water supply. http://abcn.ws/1sID0Cd  pic.twitter.com/NSPPK8syCw”

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      2. Dee‏ @DAbitty 29 Aug 2014
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        RT @ABC: Brain-eating amoeba found in segment of Louisiana water supply, health officials say: http://abcn.ws/1sID0Cd pic.twitter.com/uEk7jE8ICD

        4 replies 1 retweet 1 like
      3. Brian S. Weis‏ @briansweis 29 Aug 2014
        Replying to @DAbitty

        @DAbitty And is this how the zombie epidemic begins?

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      4. Dee‏ @DAbitty 29 Aug 2014
        Replying to @briansweis

        @briansweis Could be. Really? What the fungi hell?

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      2. Malcolm Mossman‏ @MalcolmMossman 28 Aug 2014
        Replying to @ABC

        MT @ABC: Brain-eating amoeba found in Louisiana water supply. @Mossmania_ don't drink your water! http://abcn.ws/1sID0Cd 

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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      4. Malcolm Mossman‏ @MalcolmMossman 18 Sep 2014
        Replying to @Mossmania_

        @Mossmania_ DON'T TELL MOM AND DAD

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. ♡Raytrill♡‏ @mcfreddy69 29 Aug 2014
        Replying to @ABC

        @ABC @ChillYeezus WHAT

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. .‏ @EThotty6 29 Aug 2014
        Replying to @mcfreddy69

        @mcfreddy69 @ABC yeah guess where I live smh

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      4. ♡Raytrill♡‏ @mcfreddy69 29 Aug 2014
        Replying to @EThotty6

        @ChillYeezus @ABC dude that's fucked be careful man

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. .‏ @EThotty6 29 Aug 2014
        Replying to @mcfreddy69

        @mcfreddy69 @ABC smh and I love drinking water too

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      6. ♡Raytrill♡‏ @mcfreddy69 29 Aug 2014
        Replying to @EThotty6

        @ChillYeezus @ABC well you kinda need it to live. Just don't get water in your nose or near your nose

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      7. .‏ @EThotty6 29 Aug 2014
        Replying to @mcfreddy69

        @mcfreddy69 @ABC I'll keep that in mind

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      8. ♡Raytrill♡‏ @mcfreddy69 29 Aug 2014
        Replying to @EThotty6

        @ChillYeezus @ABC don't die 😭

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      9. .‏ @EThotty6 29 Aug 2014
        Replying to @mcfreddy69

        @mcfreddy69 I always knew you loved me

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
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