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12-year-old boy killed by brain-eating amoeba after swim in South Carolina lake
Nationwide, there have only been 167 cases of Naegleria fowleri in the past 62 years — but only four of those survived, ...
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Family of Jaysen Carr urges agencies to implement warnings around risk of deadly freshwater amoeba
The parents of Jaysen Carr -- the 12-year-old Hand Middle School student who passed away from a brain-eating amoeba known as ...
Parents want to raise awareness after an amoeba killed their son in a S.C lake
The amoeba entered his brain through his nose, possibly when he jumped into Lake Murray, near Columbia. The CDC said 167 ...
Parents of South Carolina child who died from brain-eating amoeba call for action, awareness
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The parents of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr, who died earlier this month after contracting a rare brain-eating ...
‘He thought he was safe’: SC family calls for change after son’s death from amoeba
The Carr family is urging state officials to take action to prevent future tragedies and raise awareness about the hidden ...
Couple calls for SC testing, reporting of freshwater amoeba after son’s death from brain infection
The parents of Jaysen Carr are calling for freshwater testing and public alerts after their son died of a brain infection ...
Why the family of 12-year-old Lake Murray amoeba victim wants an investigation
Attorney and Columbia City Councilman Tyler Bailey was hired by the family to independently investigate the child's death.