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Boy dies from brain-eating amoeba at splash pad in Arlington

Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Boy dies from brain-eating amoeba at splash pad in Arlington
A child has died after being infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba found at an Arlington splash pad. Here's what we know.
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