Teenage girl in US dies after going for a swim in Naegleria Fowleri-infected waters
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This year has seen a number of deaths caused by a deadly brain-eating amoeba, the most recent being a "remarkable" young girl who passed away after getting infected with the parasite while swimming with her friends. On July 11, Megan Ebenroth, a 17-years-old teenager, went swimming in a lake close to her house in McDuffie County, Georgia, which is close to Augusta.