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

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

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

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

A child in South Carolina has died after being infected with Naegleria fowleri, commonly referred to as brain-eating amoeba.

A GoFundMe has been set up to support the family of the 12-year-old from South Carolina and has so far raised more than ...

The South Carolina Department of Public Health confirmed Tuesday that the person who died from a brain-eating amoeba was ...

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

The state Department of Public Health presumes a fatal case of brain-eating amoeba came from Lake Murray, but risk of such ...

COLUMBIA, South Carolina — Twelve-year-old Jaysen Carr died last week after contracting a rare but deadly organism known as ...

Naegleri fowleri is an amoeba that can cause a serious central nervous system infection, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

A young person in South Carolina has died after being exposed to a brain-eating amoeba at Lake Murray in the Columbia area.