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The 10-year-old girl who contracted an amoeba eats brains dies

2019-09-16T23:49:32.094Z


Lily Mae Avant, 10, swam in the Brazos River and Whitney Lake near Waco during Labor Day weekend


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(CNN) - A girl from Texas died after fighting an amoeba eats brains for more than a week, according to her family and school.

Lily Mae Avant, 10, swam in the Brazos River and Whitney Lake near Waco during Labor Day weekend, said CNW affiliate KWTX. After being transferred to the Cook Children's Healthcare System in Fort Worth on September 8, with a lumbar puncture it was discovered that she had contracted Naegleria fowleri , a single-celled living organism that is commonly found in temperate freshwater, such as lakes and rivers , according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (CDC).

Valley Mills Elementary School, where Lily was a fifth grader, confirmed her death on Facebook on Monday, saying the school district “is deeply saddened by the loss of Lily Avant. Lily was an absolute blessing to our elementary school. She was an outstanding student, but most importantly, Lily was an amazing person and friend to everyone. ”

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"She has touched and will continue to touch lives across the country," the school wrote.

An administrator on the Facebook page #LilyStrong, a family support group, wrote in a post: "Our beautiful girl is completely healed and in the arms of Jesus."

Cook Children's Health Care System declined to comment when asked about Lily's death because the hospital had not received parental consent to do so, said hospital spokeswoman Kim Brown.

It is known that the amoeba Naegleria fowleri enters the body through the nose, travels to the brain and destroys brain tissue, according to the CDC.

Between 2009 and 2018, 34 cases of Naegleria fowleri infection were reported in the US, the CDC said.

And of the 145 known cases between 1962 and 2018, only four people have survived.

CNN's Holly Yan, Pierre Meilhan and Hollie Silverman contributed to this news.

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Source: cnnespanol

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