La menor contrajo probablemente la Naegleria fowleri mientras nadaba en el lago Claiborne, una infección extremadamente rara pero casi siempre mortal.

Lillian Smart of Ruston infected with fatal Naegleria fowleri, likely after swimming in Lake Claiborne, health officials say

An 8-year-old has died after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba believed to have been encountered while swimming in a lake near her home, her family and health officials said.