A lawyer for the family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr said he died on July 18 after contracting a deadly infectious amoeba while ...

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

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

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

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

Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott identified the suspect who was the first arrest under the county’s new hate intimidation ...

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

Community members in South Carolina continue to rally around the family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr.Carr — a student at Hand ...

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

In a tragic incident that has reignited health concerns, a child in South Carolina has died after contracting Naegleria fowleri, a rare but deadly brain-eating amoeba found in warm freshwater bodies ...

"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.