The Naegleria fowleri is a free-living amoeba, which is a one-celled organism that thrives in warm fresh water like lakes, ...

The case was initially confirmed the week of July 7, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Health.

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

"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.

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 ...

A patient at the Prisma Health Children’s Hospital in the Midlands recently died as a result of the infection, Dr.

A South Carolina mom and dad are stepping forward after their son died from a brain-eating amoeba infection he contracted in a lake.

Naegleria fowleri, the rare, but deadly, so-called brain-eating amoeba, can be found in Pennsylvania's waters.

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

A 12-year-old died from a rare amoeba infection that his family and health experts believe came from swimming in Lake Murray. Funeral arrangements are now underway.

A child has died from a brain-eating amoeba at Prisma Health Children's Hospital – Midlands in South Carolina.