Fatal Brain-Eating Amoeba Infection Linked to Arkansas Splash Pad
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An Arkansas toddler has died from a rare brain-eating amoeba infection, likely contracted at a splash pad at a country club. The amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, destroys brain tissue and is usually fatal. Infections are rare, with only about three cases reported in the US each year. The victim was exposed at the Country Club of Little Rock splash pad, and samples from the pool and splash pad have been sent to the CDC for evaluation. The club has voluntarily closed its pool and splash pad, and there is no ongoing risk to the public. The last case of Naegleria fowleri in Arkansas was in 2013.
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