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Eight-year-old dies after contracting rare brain-eating amoeba in Louisiana
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…
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An eight‑year‑old girl from Ruston, Louisiana, died after contracting the rare brain‑eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri, which health officials say was likely acquired while swimming in Lake Claiborne.
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