Healthscore 1122·10 metrosupdated 2h ago

8-Year-Old Louisiana Girl Dies from Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba

Lillian Smart, an 8-year-old girl from Louisiana, has died after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, likely while swimming. Her family expressed their heartbreak and the severity of her condition in a public statement.

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