Water covers walkways and docks at Lake Travis on July 6. The water continues to be filled with debris and could be a breeding ground for bacteria and amoeba after the floods.

On Thursday, the Williamson County and Cities Health District confirmed a case of West Nile virus in a person living in the southern part of that county. Is the our water safe to drink?

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But there's a type of virus that's not interested in infiltrating our bodies, instead it preys on bacteria. They're known as bacteria eaters, or bacteriophage, or commonly as phage.

But there's a type of virus that's not interested in infiltrating our bodies, instead it preys on bacteria. They're known as bacteria eaters, or bacteriophage, or commonly as phage.