City: Child's Death Linked to Rare Amoeba at Splash Pad

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A city in Texas said a child who became infected with a rare amoeba could have been exposed to it at a public splash pad.

The child died earlier this month after visiting the splash pad at Don Misenhimer Park in Arlington, city officials said, according to a Fort-Worth Star Telegram report. The age and identity of the child were withheld for privacy reasons.

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