Louisiana girl dies from rare brain-eating amoeba linked to warm freshwater
TL;DR
An 8-year-old girl in Louisiana died after contracting Naegleria fowleri, a rare brain-eating amoeba found in warm freshwater, likely from Lake Claiborne. Infections are extremely rare and almost always fatal; this marks Louisiana's first confirmed case since 2013, with fewer than 10 U.S. cases annually.
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