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

Jaysen Carr,12, tragically died from an infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a popular South Carolina ...

Jaysen Carr, a 12-year-old from the city of Columbia, died on July 18 after developing an infection associated with Naegleria ...

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

The family of a boy who died after contracting an amoeba in a South Carolina lake has come forward with a public statement.

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.

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

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

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

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