8-Year-Old Girl Dies From a Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba
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Although the cases are rare, they have a high mortality rate. On average, fewer than 10 cases per year are recorded in the United States.
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Gulf News8-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.
An eight-year-old girl from Louisiana, USA, has died after contracting a rare, usually fatal brain-eating amoeba after swimming in Claiborne Lake. Lillian Smart died on Saturday, the day after her birthday, her family said in a public Facebook post on the "Love for Lillian" page.
A seemingly anomalous summer swim has just turned into a drama in the south of the United States. Lillian Smart, an eight-year-old girl, succumbed to a fulgurant infection caused by an amibe nicknamed "brain eater". Louisiana's health authorities confirmed this death. The girl had plunged a few days more ... Read more The article An eight-year-old girl carried away by the amibe Naegleria fowleri in Louisiana appeared first on Fredzone.
The minor died a day after her birthday. The infection occurs when the microorganism enters the nose and reaches the brain.
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