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7-year old California Boy Dies From Brain-Eating Amoeba After Lake Swim

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There have only been seven cases of deadly infection in California since 1971.

Lawrence Ukenye
Lawrence Ukenye 

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Lawrence Ukenye

Lawrence Ukenye

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