After Jaysen Carr's death, Rep. Jermaine Johnson said he wants to see changes in how the deadly infection is handled by state agencies. Here's what he's suggesting.

A child in South Carolina has died after being infected with Naegleria fowleri, commonly referred to as brain-eating amoeba. State health officials confirm exposure likely came from Lake Murray the ...

Jaysen Carr, a 12-year-old from the city of Columbia, died on July 18 after developing an infection associated with Naegleria fowleri in Lake Murray, according to a statement released by the family’s ...

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

The Carr family is urging state officials to take action to prevent future tragedies and raise awareness about the hidden dangers in South Carolina’s freshwater lakes.

A 12-year-old boy died from the extremely rare infection last month in South Carolina, days after swimming in a local lake.

The parents of Jaysen Carr, a 12-year-old who died July 18 from a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a South Carolina lake ...

Officials previously announced that a person died from a brain-eating amoeba but could not verify where they were exposed to it.

The case of Naegleria fowleri — the scientific term for the amoeba — marks another confirmed U.S. infection this summer after ...

A patient at Prisma Health Children's Hospital Midlands in South Carolina died after being infected with Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba, Dr. Anna Kathryn Burch, a pediatric infectious ...

Missouri health officials confirmed a rare Naegleria fowleri brain-eating amoeba infection in a patient who recently visited the Lake of the Ozarks. The patient is hospitalized in intensive care.

It is very unlikely to survive an infection by this amoeba that thrives in freshwater. Here’s what to know now if you live in ...