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Louisiana girl, 8, dies after contracting suspected brain-eating amoeba linked to lake swim - Fox News

Louisiana girl, 8, dies after contracting suspected brain-eating amoeba linked to lake swim - Fox News

Lillian Smart's family says the 8-year-old's brain injuries were too severe to survive after contracting Naegleria fowleri while swimming in a lake.

Lillian Smart, an 8-year-old girl who health officials believe contracted a brain-eating amoeba while swimming in a northern Louisiana lake, died Saturday at a Ruston hospital from an infection linke… [+3166 chars]

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