Nation ‘Extremely rare’ brain-eating amoeba infection suspected in Nebraska child’s death August 18, 2022Wyatte Grantham-Philips, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘Extremely rare’ brain-eating amoeba infection suspected in Nebraska child’s death A child in Nebraska has died from a suspected rare infection of Naegleria fowleri, or brain-eating amoeba, health officials said.