Teen dies from brain-eating amoeba just days after Louisiana child's death

A teenager has died after contracting a brain-eating amoeba. The infection was acquired in North Carolina. This death comes shortly after a child in Louisiana died from the same rare infection.

The two incidents occurred within days of each other. Further details about the cases are available from the source.

The rare brain-eating amoeba infection has resulted in the deaths of two young individuals in separate incidents.