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, ...

A rare brain-eating amoeba infection killed a 12-year-old child in after he swam in a South Carolina freshwater lake. Health ...

Summer is when families are most at risk for brain-eating amoebas. Infections are rare but can be deadly. What to know in ...

Funeral plans have been announced for the 12-year-old boy in South Carolina who died of Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as ...

Tyler Bailey, a Columbia attorney, has been hired to conduct an independent investigation into the patient's death.

Rare cases of Naegleria fowleri can result in a severe infection in the brain, with infection fatal in around 95% of cases.

The family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr made a public statement on Thursday, revealing that their child died after contact with ...

A 12-year-old boy in South Carolina died from a rare brain infection caused by Naegleria fowleri, a deadly amoeba found in ...

On Tuesday, officials confirmed that a pediatric patient in Columbia, South Carolina, has died from Naegleria fowleri, also ...

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 ...

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