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North Carolina teen 'critically ill' after contracting same brain-eating amoeba that killed 8-year-old Louisiana girl

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By Ittai Sopher
| WTHR-TV (Indianapolis, IN) Verified
"The patient is critically ill and receiving medical care," North Carolina health officials wrote on Thursday, Aug. 27. In the same release, NCDHHS warned that patients with the amoeba typically die about five days after contracting symptoms. Identifying information about the teen was hidden by NCDHHS to protect the family's privacy, including the amoeba victim's exact age and their gender.
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North Carolina teen 'critically ill' after contracting same brain-eating amoeba that killed 8-year-old Louisiana girl

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By Ittai Sopher
| KYTX-TV (Tyler, TX) Verified
WASHINGTON — A rare illness contracted from a brain-eating amoeba has left a North Carolina teen in critical condition, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. Naegleria fowleri, an amoeba found in warm freshwater, has been identified as the source of the teen's illness by state health officials less than a week after an 8-year-old girl in Louisiana died from the same amoeba infection.
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Who won Miss USA? Winner became first mother, wife to take home tiara

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By Ittai Sopher
| KUSA-TV (Denver, CO) Verified
MIAMI — Decked out in a feathered boa and sequins, Justus Kelley made beauty pageant history at Miss USA's 75th competition on Thursday. The 31-year-old from Arlington, Virginia, became the first mother and first married woman to hold the title of Miss USA, three years after the organization changed its rules, scrapping an age cap on contestants and allowing mothers. In a video posted on Miss USA's Instagram, Kelley also said she's the first woman in her 30s to win the title.
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