Rare brain-eating amoeba suspected of killing child who swam in Elkhorn River
A health alert on the state and county level. Doctors suspect a rare brain-eating amoeba led to a child's death.
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Rare brain-eating amoeba suspected of killing child who swam in Elkhorn River
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