Louisiana girl, 8, dies after contracting suspected brain-eating amoeba linked to lake swim
An eight-year-old girl in Louisiana has died from a rare brain infection caused by the Naegleria fowleri amoeba, likely contracted while swimming in a local lake. Health officials have confirmed the severity of the infection, which is known for being almost universally fatal.
Why it matters
The tragic incident serves as a public health reminder regarding the risks of swimming in warm freshwater bodies during summer months.
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Add The New York Post on Google Originally Published by: Uncontained brush fire in Nevada triggered by human activity continues to grow Video shows young female pilot, 23, swimming off after surviving emergency water landing Lindsay Clancy's three child victims forgotten amid crowds of support: mother of six 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 linked to the pathogen.
Lillian died one day after celebrating her eighth birthday.
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