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Louisiana girl dies after contracting suspected brain-eating amoeba
Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Mark Richardson, as published by FOX 11 Los Angeles (KTTV)
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A fatal infection has been reported. Health officials think it was contracted while swimming. The infection is linked to a type of amoeba.
An 8-year-old girl has died from this infection. Further details about the incident are available.
The girl was from Louisiana, and her death occurred over the weekend.