8-year-old Louisiana girl dies from a rare brain-eating amoeba found in warm freshwater
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An eight-year-old girl from Louisiana named Lillian Smart has died following an infection from Naegleria fowleri, an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba typically found in warm freshwater. According to her family, she passed away over the weekend after being diagnosed with the condition.
Additional details provided in the coverage note that Smart died just one day after celebrating her birthday. Infections caused by the Naegleria fowleri amoeba are exceptionally uncommon, though they are frequently fatal when contracted through water entering the body.
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