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8-year-old Louisiana girl dies from a rare brain-eating amoeba found in warm freshwater

8-year-old Louisiana girl dies from a rare brain-eating amoeba found in warm freshwater
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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 from Naegleria fowleri, according to Kyle Roberts, a spokesperson f...

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