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Brain-eating amoeba update: SC patient dies from infection. Where was patient infected?
The case was initially confirmed the week of July 7, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Health.
Child Dies from Brain-Eating Amoeba After Visiting Popular South Carolina Lake
Brain-eating amoeba is commonly found in warm fresh waters such as lakes, rivers and hot springs. It also resides in poorly ...
Person dies from brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina, officials say
A patient at Prisma Health Children's Hospital Midlands in South Carolina died after being infected with Naegleria fowleri, a ...
Brain-eating amoeba found in South Carolina. Where else could it be lurking?
The amoeba can be found in warm freshwater but occasionally has been detected in tap water. The South Carolina health agency ...
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Extremely rare but almost always fatal — Midlands child dies from freshwater amoeba infection
"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.
Brain-eating amoeba infection confirmed in SC Midlands, health officials say
A person in the Midlands has been infected with a brain-eating amoeba , the state Department of Public Health confirmed ...
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Infection caused by brain-eating amoeba kills person in South Carolina, children’s hospital says
L AKE MURRAY, S.C. (WBTV) - A person has died after they contracted an infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba at a South ...
Clemson researchers study a treatment for brain-eating amoeba
South Carolina health officials confirmed one person recently died from the infection in the Midlands. According to the ...
Despite death, no elevated risk of amoeba at Lake Murray, health officials say
The state Department of Public Health presumes a fatal case of brain-eating amoeba came from Lake Murray, but risk of such ...
Patient dies of brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina, hospital confirms
Dr. Anna-Kathryn Burch, a pediatric infectious disease physician in South Carolina, said infections with the Naegleria fowleri amoeba are "very devastating." ...
Patient dies from brain-eating amoeba in S.C. children’s hospital
A patient has died at a children’s hospital in South Carolina after being exposed to a brain-eating amoeba, likely at a local ...