A lawyer for the family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr said he died on July 18 after contracting a deadly infectious amoeba while ...

A tragic death in South Carolina has reignited fears about the rare but deadly brain-eating amoeba. Experts warn the first ...

Official records show 164 people in the US were infected with the disease between 1962 and 2023, of which only four survived.

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

A 12-year-old boy has tragically died after contracting a brain-eating amoeba at a popular swimming spot. Jaysen Carr died on ...

A child in South Carolina tragically died from a brain-eating amoeba infection after swimming in a local lake. Naegleria ...

Family and community will hold a funeral service for the 12-year-old Richland One student who died after contracting a ...

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

The case was initially confirmed the week of July 7, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Health.

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

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