Boy dies after infection from brain eating amoeba he caught swimming in river

Boy dies after infection from brain eating amoeba he caught swimming in river

A second person has died from a rare brain-eating amoeba found in freshwater (Picture: AP)
A young boy in Nebraska has died after suspected infection from a rare brain-eating amoeba typically found in freshwater lakes and rivers.
The child, whose name and age has not been disclosed, is the state of Nebraska’s first known death from the parasite, according to health officials.
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