Lillian Smart, an 8-year-old girl from Louisiana, died on Saturday due to an infection believed to be caused by a brain-eating amoeba. Health officials suspect she contracted the amoeba while swimming in a lake in northern Louisiana.
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Louisiana girl, 8, dies from suspected brain-eating amoeba infection
An 8-year-old girl from Louisiana, Lillian Smart, has died from an infection linked to a suspected brain-eating amoeba. Health officials believe she contracted the pathogen while swimming in a northern Louisiana lake.
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Louisiana girl, 8, dies after contracting suspected brain-eating amoeba linked to lake swim
Louisiana girl, 8, dies from suspected brain-eating amoeba infection