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Louisiana girl, 8, dies after suspected brain-eating amoeba infection

An 8-year-old Louisiana girl died Saturday from an infection linked to Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba health officials believe she contracted while swimming in Lake Claiborne.

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An 8-year-old Louisiana girl died Saturday from an infection linked to Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba health officials believe she contracted while swimming in Lake Claiborne.

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