Prisma Health Children’s Hospital in South Carolina reported a fatal Naegleria fowleri infection, commonly known as the brain ...

L AKE MURRAY, S.C. (WBTV) - A person has died after they contracted an infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba at a South ...

The amoeba can be found in warm freshwater but occasionally has been detected in tap water. The South Carolina health agency ...

"Greater than 97% of cases that have occurred since the 1960's have been fatal. There have only been four cases in the U.S.

Rare cases of Naegleria fowleri can result in a severe infection in the brain, with infection fatal in around 95% of cases.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Prisma Richland Children’s Hospital in Columbia has confirmed that a patient treated at their facility has ...

A person in the Midlands has been infected with a brain-eating amoeba , the state Department of Public Health confirmed ...

In the U.S., Naegleria fowleri amoebas are mainly found in the southern states during the warmest months. Here's what ...

An 8-year-old who suffered a brain-eating amoeba infection was diagnosed and treated several days after symptoms. While he is also considered a survivor, the infection left him with permanent ...

Prisma Health Children's Hospital says a Midlands child has died after exposure to a freshwater amoeba known as naegleria ...