Infections caused by Naegleria fowleri can lead to symptoms including fever, seizures, hallucinations and death.

On Tuesday, the parents of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr, a Hand Middle School student who died from a brain-eating amoeba, will ...

One person is dead and another is injured after a shooting in Sandersville on Sunday night. Community members in South ...

A 12-year-old South Carolina boy has died after being infected by a rare, brain-eating amoeba found in freshwater, his family ...

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

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

Funeral services for a 12-year-old Columbia-area middle school student who died July 18 after contracting a rare amoeba from ...

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

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

The case was initially confirmed the week of July 7, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Health.

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

From marshes, rivers and the ocean, how susceptible are Lowcountry waters to brain-eating amoebas? Here’s what to know and how to stay safe.