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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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