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A child in South Carolina tragically died from a brain-eating amoeba infection after swimming in a local lake. Naegleria ...
A South Carolina family has identified a 12-year-old boy who died from a brain-eating amoeba. Jaysen Carr’s family says they ...
On Tuesday, officials confirmed that a pediatric patient has died from Naegleria fowleri, also known as the brain-eating ...
Brain-eating amoeba is commonly found in warm fresh waters such as lakes, rivers and hot springs. It also resides in poorly ...
"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.
The state Department of Public Health presumes a fatal case of brain-eating amoeba came from Lake Murray, but risk of such ...
Naegleri fowleri is an amoeba that can cause a serious central nervous system infection, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
SC Dept. of Public Health confirmed the case of Naegleria fowleri was identified the week of July 7th but the agency hasn't ...
A patient in the hospital died from a brain-eating infection in South Carolina, according to health officials.
Prisma Heath Richland Children's Hospital in Columbia confirmed Tuesday that a patient treated at their facility died from ...
Experts in the Midlands and across the state weighed in Tuesday after officials confirmed a deadly case involving a ...