Douglas County child dies of suspected ‘brain-eating amoeba’
A Douglas County child died this week from a suspected infection with the amoeba Naegleria fowleri, which may have been contracted while swimming in the Elkhorn River on Sunday, according to the Douglas County Health Department. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are conducting further tests to confirm the infection, according to the …
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