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

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

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

A 12-year-old boy who died of a brain-eating amoeba was identified as Jaysen Carr. Carr was diagnosed with a deadly brain ...

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

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

The family of 12-year-old Hand Middle School Student Jaysen Carr announced he died from a brain-eating amoeba infection ...

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

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 ...

The state Department of Public Health presumes a fatal case of brain-eating amoeba came from Lake Murray, but risk of such ...

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

COLUMBIA, South Carolina — Twelve-year-old Jaysen Carr died last week after contracting a rare but deadly organism known as ...