A family in Ruston is mourning the loss of an eight-year-old girl who died after battling a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba. Lillian Smart's family shared the news of her death on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An 8-year-old girl in Louisiana died after she was infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba, leaving her family devastated.

Lillian Smart most likely contracted the parasite while swimming in a lake in northwest Louisiana, the state Health Department and a family spokesman said. Lillian Smart died at a Shreveport-area ...

An 8-year-old girl in Louisiana has died after being infected by an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba that is found in warm freshwater, her family says. Lillian Smart died over the weekend after ...

An 8-year-old Louisiana girl recently died from a brain-eating amoeba after swimming. Now, families are left wondering whether this could happen to their loved ones. Lillian Smart of Ruston died Aug.

03 Governor Jeff Landry urged prayer for the Smart family and Ruston community. When Lillian Smart began to feel sick and spiked a fever, her parents watched her symptoms closely. Within days, she ...

An 8-year-old girl in Louisiana has died after being infected by an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba that is found in warm freshwater, her family says. Lillian Smart died over the weekend after ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A family in Ruston is mourning the loss of an eight-year-old girl who died after battling a rare infection caused by a ...

An 8-year-old girl in Louisiana has died after being infected by an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba that is found in warm freshwater, her family says. Lillian Smart died over the weekend after ...

An 8-year-old girl in Louisiana has died after being infected with an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba commonly found in warm freshwater lakes, her family said on Aug. 23. Lillian Smart died on Aug.