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Arkansas public health department said a resident died from Naegleria fowleri after likely being exposed at a country club

A brain-eating amoeba has recently killed someone in Arkansas, local health officials reported this week. The unidentified victim seems to have contracted the incredibly rare, often fatal infection from a pool or splash pad at a country club. The club has since shut down these facilities, and health officials say there is no ongoing threat to the public.

The swimmer developed amebic meningitis infection after swimming in Lake Lyndon B. Johnson in August.

Straight A senior Megan Ebenroth, 17, died of a brain infection 11 days after contracting the Naegleria fowleri infection

Straight A senior Megan Ebenroth, 17, died of a brain infection 11 days after contracting the Naegleria fowleri infection

The ultra-rare infection has become more common in different parts of the US as a result of warming temperatures but is most commonly found in the South.

A Georgia resident has died from a rare brain-eating amoeba after they were likely infected while swimming in a freshwater lake or pond, officials said.

The resident, who was not named, likely contracted the amoeba from a freshwater pond or lake in Georgia, according to the public health department. Here’s more.

The resident, who was not named, likely contracted the amoeba from a freshwater pond or lake in Georgia, according to the public health department. Here’s more.

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