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

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 ...

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.

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.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A 12-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba two weeks after a holiday weekend on a popular South ...

Clarence and Ebony Carr hug as they talk about the death of their son from a brain-eating amoeba he got at a popular South Carolina lake on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, in Columbia, S.C..

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

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 ...

The Brief Jaysen Carr became sick and passed away from a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in Lake Murray in South Carolina. Over 160 people are known to have died from the amoeba in the U.S. in ...

A person has died after being infected with a brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina, officials announced. A patient at Prisma Health Children's Hospital Midlands in South Carolina died after being ...

The unnamed individual is currently in intensive care in Missouri after contracting a rare and usually deadly brain infection ...

A person has died after being infected with a brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina, officials announced. A patient at Prisma Health Children's Hospital Midlands in South Carolina died after being ...