Nationwide, there have only been 167 cases of Naegleria fowleri in the past 62 years — but only four of those survived, ...

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

Two weeks after spending the Fourth of July on a popular South Carolina lake, 12-year-old Jaysen Carr died from a ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The parents of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr, who died earlier this month after contracting a rare brain-eating ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A 12-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba two weeks after a holiday weekend on a popular South ...

The family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr is speaking out about the child's recent passing from a brain-eating amoeba in an ...

The family of a 12-year-old South Carolina boy who died after contracting a rare infection associated with Naegleria fowleri ...

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

Infections caused by Naegleria fowleri can lead to symptoms including fever, seizures, hallucinations and death.

"The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) was made aware of Naegleria fowleri in our state on the week of July 7.

A GoFundMe has been set up to support the family of the 12-year-old from South Carolina and has so far raised more than ...

Jaysen Carr died after contracting a rare infection brought on by a freshwater amoeba reportedly in a South Carolina lake.