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

Health officials in South Carolina have confirmed that a child who contracted a brain-eating amoeba earlier this month has ...

A patient at Prisma Health Children's Hospital Midlands in South Carolina died after being infected with Naegleria fowleri, a ...

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

SOUTH CAROLINA — The South Carolina Department of Public Health has confirmed a case of a brain-eating amoeba. Officials say Naegleria fowleri is very rare, but is “nearly always fatal.” The ...

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

Jaysen Carr, a 12-year-old from the city of Columbia, died on July 18 after developing an infection associated with Naegleria ...

Jaysen Carr, a Hand Middle School student, died July 18 after being exposed to Naegleria fowleri while swimming in Lake Murray in Columbia, S.C.

Child dies from brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina - A child has died from a brain-eating amoeba at Prisma Health Children ...

A patient in a South Carolina children’s hospital has died of a brain-eating amoeba, according to the facility.

A 12-year-old boy died after he contracted a brain-eating amoeba while swimming in a South Carolina lake. Jaysen Carr came ...

Experts in the Midlands and across the state weighed in Tuesday after officials confirmed a deadly case involving a ...