Nationwide, there have only been 167 cases of Naegleria fowleri in the past 62 years — but only four of those survived, ...

A lawyer for the family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr said he died on July 18 after contracting a deadly infectious amoeba while ...

Tyler Bailey, a Columbia attorney, has been hired to conduct an independent investigation into the patient's death.

A top U.S. nutrition researcher is translating her expertise on the connections between diet, better sleep and heart health ...

A Columbia family is mourning the loss of their young son, who died after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba from ...

Richland One student Jaysen Carr has been identified as the child who died after contracting a brain-eating amoeba earlier ...

A 12-year-old boy who died of a brain-eating amoeba was identified as Jaysen Carr. Carr was diagnosed with a deadly brain ...

There are less than 10 cases annually in the United States. While rare, Naegleria fowleri is nearly always fatal.

On Tuesday, officials confirmed that a pediatric patient in Columbia, South Carolina, has died from Naegleria fowleri, also ...

The amoeba can be found in warm freshwater but occasionally has been detected in tap water. The South Carolina health agency ...

Attorneys for Clarence and Ebony Carr say their son Javsen Carr, 12, died on July 18 after contracting Naegleria fowleri in ...

Prisma Heath Richland Children's Hospital in Columbia confirmed Tuesday that a patient treated at their facility died from ...