A rare brain-eating amoeba infection killed a 12-year-old child in after he swam in a South Carolina freshwater lake. Health ...

The family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr made a public statement on Thursday, revealing that their child died after contact with ...

A fatal case of brain-eating amoeba has been reported in South Carolina, with health officials advising swimmers to take ...

A child in South Carolina tragically died from a brain-eating amoeba infection after swimming in a local lake. Naegleria ...

The infection destroys brain tissue, which is why the infection is commonly referred to as a brain-eating amoeba.

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

Officials previously announced that a person died from a brain-eating amoeba but could not verify where they were exposed to ...

Summer is when families are most at risk for brain-eating amoebas. Infections are rare but can be deadly. What to know in ...

The identity of the South Carolina resident who was the victim of a recent, fatal “brain-eating amoeba” discovery has been uncovered, and it was a 12-year-old boy.

The child is believed to have been exposed to the deadly organism while swimming in South Carolina's Lake Murray ...

Funeral plans have been announced for the 12-year-old boy in South Carolina who died of Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as ...