https://www.ketv.com/article/nebras...s-suspected-case-brain-eating-amoeba/40923849
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Neb. —
A child in Douglas County died this week from a suspected infection with the rare brain-eating amoeba in the Elkhorn River, according to the health department.
It's the first known case of its kind in the Omaha area. If confirmed, it's the first known death from the brain-eating amoeba in Nebraska, according to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Neb. —
A child in Douglas County died this week from a suspected infection with the rare brain-eating amoeba in the Elkhorn River, according to the health department.
It's the first known case of its kind in the Omaha area. If confirmed, it's the first known death from the brain-eating amoeba in Nebraska, according to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.
