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Who is most at risk after child's death
An 8-year-old girl from Louisiana died after contracting the brain-eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, likely while swimming in Lake Claiborne. The amoeba is found in warm freshwater but is almost always fatal once it reaches the brain. It infects people when water enters the nose, making certain water activities risky, especially in unchlorinated or natural bodies of water.
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