An eight-year-old girl, Lillian Smart, has died after contracting a brain-eating amoeba in Louisiana, following suspected exposure while swimming at Lake Claiborne, health officials said. Lillian Smart Dies After Rare Infection Lillian, from Ruston, Louisiana, died on Saturday, just one day after celebrating her eighth birthday, according to her family, who shared the heartbreaking announcement … Continue reading Eight-year-old dies after brain-eating amoeba in Louisiana