A Missouri resident who was infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba that likely happened after swimming in a southwestern Iowa lake, has died.
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The Missouri Health and Senior Services Department reports the patient died due to primary amebic meningoencephalitis encephalitis, a rare and usually fatal infection.
Health officials say they believe the parasite was contracted at Lake of Three Fires near Bedford Iowa, about two hours north of Kansas City.
The name and age of the patient will not be released. Iowa officials closed the Lake July 7th and remains closed.