8-Year-Old Louisiana Girl Dies After Brain-Eating Amoeba Infection

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

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, 8, dies after contracting brain-eating amoeba in Louisiana lake

An eight-year-old Louisiana girl has died after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba believed to have been acquired while swimming in Lake Claiborne.Lillian Smart, from Ruston, died on August 22,...

8-year-old Louisiana girl dies after brain-eating Amoeba infection

A 7-year-old girl from Ruston, Louisiana, died from a brain infection caused by the Naegleria fowleri amoeba after swimming in a lake.

Ruston girl dies after brain-eating amoeba infection

An 8-year-old Louisiana girl has died after contracting Naegleria fowleri, a rare, brain-eating amoeba.

Louisiana family devastated after child dies with brain-eating amoeba

Lillian Smart of Ruston, Louisiana, died one day after her birthday, her family said in a public Facebook post on the Love for Lillian page.

Lillian Smart dies from rare amoeba infection contracted at Lake Claiborne

RUSTON, La. — A 8-year-old Louisiana girl has died after contracting a rare, brain-eating amoeba infection during a recent swim at Lake Claiborne.