In Louisiana, an 8-year-old girl named Lillian Smart died after being infected by Naegleria fowleri, a rare brain-eating amoeba. She was diagnosed with the infection after swimming in Lake Claiborne. This case marks the first confirmed infection in Louisiana since 2013, highlighting the dangers of warm freshwater swimming.
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