US girl dies from rare brain-eating amoeba infection
An 8-year-old girl in Louisiana has died after contracting a fatal infection from a brain-eating amoeba found in warm freshwater.
An 8-year-old girl in Louisiana has died from primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, a fatal infection caused by a rare brain-eating amoeba. The amoeba is found in warm freshwater and can enter the body when contaminated water travels up the nose and into the brain.
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US girl dies from rare brain-eating amoeba found in warm freshwater
The amoeba can lead to a fatal infection known as primary amoebic meningoencephalitis when water carrying the amoeba travels up the nose and into the brain.
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8-year-old Louisiana girl dies from a rare brain-eating amoeba found in warm freshwater
An 8-year-old girl in Louisiana has died after being infected by an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba that is found in warm freshwater, her family says.