US News The Louisiana Department of Health said the infection likely occurred while swimming in Lake Claiborne. Save Mark Us Preferred on Google Print This undated photo shows Lillian Smart. Love for Lillian Facebook via AP Aldgra Fredly...

US News The Louisiana Department of Health said the infection likely occurred while swimming in Lake Claiborne. Save Mark Us Preferred on Google Print This undated photo shows Lillian Smart. Love for Lillian Facebook via AP Aldgra Fredly...

Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Share An 8-year-old girl in Louisiana has died after being infected by an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba that is found in warm freshwater, her...

‘The injuries to her brain were too severe for her little body to recover from,’ Lilian Smart’s family wrote on Facebook The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines...

By Diego Mendoza, CNN (CNN) — An 8-year-old has died after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba believed to have been encountered while swimming in a lake near her home, her family and health officials said. Lillian Smart, who lived in Ruston in...

What to know about Naegleria fowleri Facebook Tweet Email Link Threads Link Copied! An Arkansas toddler died of a rare brain-eating amoeba infection, which was likely contracted at a splash pad at a country club, according to health officials and the...

Download the CNN app Facebook Tweet Email Link Threads Link Copied! The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed a Nebraska child who died after swimming was infected with the brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri, an epidemiologist...

Download the CNN app Facebook Tweet Email Link Threads Link Copied! A brain-eating amoeba typically found in freshwater lakes and rivers may have killed a child in what would be Nebraska’s first known death from the parasite, health officials said. The...

Download the CNN app Tech giants See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Threads Link Copied! Follow An 8-year-old has died after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba believed to have been encountered while swimming in a lake near her home, her family...