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8-year-old dies from brain-eating amoeba in Louisiana lake
An 8-year-old girl from Louisiana died after contracting Naegleria fowleri, a rare and usually fatal brain-eating amoeba, likely acquired while swimming in Lake Claiborne. She experienced severe brain swelling and neurological damage before passing away following infection symptoms that rapidly worsened. Health officials note that such infections are extremely rare, with only a few cases reported nationally, but climate change may be expanding the amoeba's range.
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