24-08-2026 21:25 via medpagetoday.com

Young Girl Dies From Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba

(MedPage Today) -- An 8-year-old girl in Louisiana has died after being infected by an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba that is found in warm freshwater, her family says.
Lillian Smart died over the weekend after being diagnosed with an infection...
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