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

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

Infections caused by Naegleria fowleri can lead to symptoms including fever, seizures, hallucinations and death.

Jaysen Carr died after contracting a rare infection brought on by a freshwater amoeba reportedly in a South Carolina lake.

Rare brain-eating amoeba killed South Carolina's 12-year-old boy after spending a joyful Fourth of July in a popualar lake infected by Naegleria Fowleri organism.

A 12-year-old South Carolina boy has died after being infected by a rare, brain-eating amoeba found in freshwater.

As they grieve their son, the boy's parents said they were stunned to learn South Carolina, like most other U.S. states, has ...

A 12-year-old boy has died from a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a South Carolina lake over the July Fourth weekend.

COLUMBIA, S.C. - A 12-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba two weeks after a holiday weekend on South Carolina’s ...