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  "id": 3108566,
  "title": "Young Girl Dies From Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/young-girl-dies-from-rare-brain-eating-amoeba",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-24T19:25:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MedPage Today",
    "slug": "medpage-today",
    "url": "https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/publichealth/122737"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "(MedPage Today) -- 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 being diagnosed with an infection...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Eight-year-old dies after contracting rare brain-eating amoeba in Louisiana",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/eight-year-old-dies-after-contracting-rare-brain-eating-amoeba-in",
        "published": "2026-08-23T22:17:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}