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How to avoid Naegleria fowleri, the brain-eating amoeba that killed a Nebraska child

Naegleria fowleri is an extremely lethal organism, but cases of infection are rare

(Picture: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

A child has died in Nebraska after developing a suspected infection from the brain-eating amoeba known as Naegleria fowleri, which they likely caught while swimming in a river.

The child, whose age has not been disclosed, died this week in Douglas County, its health department has said.

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