Eight-year-old dies after contracting rare brain-eating amoeba in Louisiana

Lillian Smart, an eight-year-old girl from Ruston, Louisiana, tragically died on Saturday after contracting a rare and fatal brain-eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri. Health officials believe she was infected after swimming in Lake Claiborne. Her death occurred just one day after her birthday, an event her family shared on a Facebook page dedicated to her, highlighting the devastating impact of this rare infection and the risks associated with certain freshwater activities.