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Child dies from suspected case of brain-eating amoeba in Nebraska, the state's first
The child may have contracted the infection while swimming in a river.
ByMorgan Winsor
August 18, 2022, 5:56 AM
A child in Nebraska is suspected to have died from a rare case of brain-eating amoeba, health officials said Wednesday.
If confirmed, it will be the first known death from Naegleria fowleri in the state's history, according to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.
The child, a resident of Douglas County, which includes the city of Omaha, may have contracted the infection while swimming in Nebraska's Elkhorn River on Sunday. The child became ill soon after and died this week, according to the Douglas County Health Department. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is conducting further testing to confirm...
Child dies from suspected case of brain-eating amoeba in Nebraska, the state's first
The child may have contracted the infection while swimming in a river.
ByMorgan Winsor
August 18, 2022, 5:56 AM
A child in Nebraska is suspected to have died from a rare case of brain-eating amoeba, health officials said Wednesday.
If confirmed, it will be the first known death from Naegleria fowleri in the state's history, according to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.
The child, a resident of Douglas County, which includes the city of Omaha, may have contracted the infection while swimming in Nebraska's Elkhorn River on Sunday. The child became ill soon after and died this week, according to the Douglas County Health Department. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is conducting further testing to confirm...