Louisiana girl, 8, dies after contracting rare brain-eating amoeba

An eight-year-old girl in Louisiana has died after contracting Naegleria fowleri, a rare brain-eating amoeba, the Straits Times reports. The organism lives in warm, fresh water and is typically contracted while swimming in the summer months.

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