A brain-eating amoeba infection has resulted in the death of a teenager. The infection was contracted in North Carolina. This incident occurred shortly after a similar case in Louisiana, where a child died from the same rare infection.

The two deaths are reported to have happened within days of each other. Further details about the incidents are available from the source. The rare nature of the infection is notable, given the close timing of the two deaths.

The source provides more information about these cases, for those seeking additional details.