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CDC confirms Nebraska child died of brain-eating amoeba
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The Elkhorn River, just west of Omaha, Neb., is pictured on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. - photo by AP Photo/Josh Funk
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal health officials confirmed Friday that a Nebraska child died from a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a river near Omaha. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the presence of the naegleria fowleri amoeba in the child, according to the Douglas County Department of Health in Omaha.