A child in South Carolina has died after being infected with Naegleria fowleri, commonly referred to as brain-eating amoeba. State health officials confirm exposure likely came from Lake Murray ...

What to know about the brain-eating amoeba that killed a boy swimming in a lake Fewer than 10 cases are reported annually in the U.S., but almost all are deadly.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A 12-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba two weeks after a holiday weekend on a popular South Carolina lake. The brain-eating amoeba enters the body when water is ...

Local News Patient dies from brain-eating amoeba after possible exposure at Lake Murray Prisma Richland Children’s Hospital confirms a patient died from a brain-eating amoeba.

A deadly case of brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina is bringing renewed national attention to a test developed right here in Central Florida. The doctor behind it says the risk of catching it ...

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

A Missouri resident has been hospitalized with a rare brain-eating amoeba infection possibly linked to water-skiing at Lake of Ozarks, health officials confirmed.

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

Brain eating amoeba found in Missouri resident after trip to Lake of the Ozarks The deadly infection has been historically rare, but as climate change heats up waters and worsens flooding ...

A 12-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba two weeks after a holiday weekend on a popular South Carolina lake.

A 12-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba two weeks after a holiday weekend on a popular South Carolina lake. The brain-eating amoeba enters the body when water is forced up the nose, like ...