Eight-Year-Old Dies After Contracting Brain-Eating Amoeba in Louisiana
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An eight-year-old girl, Lillian Smart, has died after contracting a rare, typically fatal brain-eating amoeba called Naegleria fowleri. She is believed to have been infected while swimming in Lake Claiborne. The girl died on Saturday, one day after celebrating her birthday.
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