A North Carolina teen who died from a brain-eating amoeba was likely infected through contact with a community center water feature, officials say.

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The teen splashed water on their face at the water feature, officials said.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services revealed that the NC teen who died from a brain-eating amoeba got it from water in Durham.

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Lillian Smart, 8, has died after being infected by an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba that is found in warm freshwater, her family said.