Louisiana Resident Hospitalized With ‘Brain-Eating Amoeba’ Infection After Swimming in a Local Lake

By Isha Sharma

A swim in a Louisiana lake has left one resident hospitalized with an extremely rare and potentially fatal infection. The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed on Wednesday, August 19, that the person was infected with Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as a brain-eating amoeba, after swimming in Lake Claiborne. Officials issued a health alert to providers […]