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

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 ...

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

A 12-year-old South Carolina boy has died after being infected by a rare, brain-eating amoeba found in freshwater, his family ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Officials previously announced that a person died from a brain-eating amoeba but could not verify where they were exposed to ...