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

From marshes, rivers and the ocean, how susceptible are Lowcountry waters to brain-eating amoebas? Here’s what to know and how to stay safe.

A patient at the Prisma Health Children’s Hospital in the Midlands recently died as a result of the infection, Dr. Anna-Kathryn Burch, a pediatric infectious disease physician at the hospital ...

A child in South Carolina tragically died from a brain-eating amoeba infection after swimming in a local lake. Naegleria fowleri, enters through the nose and destroys brain tissue, causing Primary ...

Naegleri fowleri is an amoeba that can cause a serious central nervous system infection, according to the Cleveland Clinic. The Carr family says Jaysen died on July 18 after coming in contact with ...

A Columbia family is mourning the loss of their young son, who died after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba from swimming in a popular lake. Jaysen Carr, a ...

Funeral services for a 12-year-old Columbia-area middle school student who died July 18 after contracting a rare amoeba from ...