Rare brain-eating amoeba took the life of a Louisiana girl. Is it a cause for concern?

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A Louisiana family mourns the loss of their 8-year-old girl, who died from a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a lake.

RUSTON, La. — A family in Louisiana is mourning the loss of an 8-year-old girl who died after battling a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba.

Lillian Smart's family shared the news of her death on social media, writing, "We are heartbroken and honestly do not know what to do next."

Smart died just days after her 8th birthday. Health officials believe she contracted Naegleria fowleri after swimming in Lake Claiborne, approximately 60 miles north...

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