Eight-year-old dies after contracting rare brain-eating amoeba in Louisiana
by Marina Dunbar from World news | The Guardian on (#77WQ0)
Lillian Smart of Ruston infected with fatal Naegleria fowleri, likely after swimming in Lake Claiborne, health officials say
An eight-year-old Louisiana girl has died after contracting a rare, typically fatal brain-eating amoeba after a swim in Lake Claiborne.
Lillian Smart, of Ruston, died on Saturday, one day after celebrating her birthday, her family announced in a public Facebook post on the Love for Lillian" page.
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