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Louisiana girl dies after contracting suspected brain-eating amoeba - LiveNOW from FOX

Published by Livenowfox.com By Mark Richardson · 24 August 2026 at 18:34
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Louisiana girl dies after contracting suspected brain-eating amoeba - LiveNOW from FOX
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An 8-year-old Louisiana girl died over the weekend from an infection linked to a brain-eating amoeba that health officials believe was contracted from swimming in a lake.

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