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North Carolina teen dies from brain-eating amoeba
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What happenedA teenager who contracted a brain-eating amoeba found in freshwater died on Monday from the rare infection, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
The headline splitWXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) frames it as "North Carolina teen dies from brain-eating amoeba". WJW FOX8 (Nexstar, Cleveland) frames it as "North Carolina teen dies of brain-eating amoeba infection".
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A teenager who contracted a brain-eating amoeba found in freshwater died on Monday from the rare infection, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
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