A child in Douglas County died this week from a suspected infection with the rare brain-eating amoeba, possibly in the Elkhorn River in Nebraska, according to the health department.It's the first known case of its kind in the Omaha area. If confirmed, it's the first known death from the brain-eating amoeba in Nebraska, according to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.The Douglas County Health Department did not say exactly what part of the river the child was swimming in only that he or she was in the water on Sunday.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working to confirm that it's the same rare amoeba that showed up in a central Iowa lake this summer.It's found in freshwater, so health officials are urging you to take precautions.The amoeba gets into the body through the nose, usually when swimming or diving. Officials urge you to keep your head out of the water or plug your nose.The CDC said only four out of 154 people survived infection since 1962. Millions of recreational water exposures occur each year, while only 0 to 8 brain-eating amoeba infections are identified each year, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.University of Nebraska Medical Center chief of infectious diseases Dr. Mark Rupp says Nebraska Medicine pre-stocks medication that treats infections."A handful of cases that have been described where people have survived, and that seems to be more likely when this newer medication that miltefosine is used," Rupp said.