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

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.

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 ...

Two weeks after spending the Fourth of July on a popular South Carolina lake, 12-year-old Jaysen Carr died from a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lake Murray in South Carolina is seen in this photo on July 29, 2025, in Chapin, S.C. Credit: AP/Meg Kinnard The amoeba was in his brain, already causing an infection and destroying brain tissue.

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..

One of the most dangerous microorganisms on Earth, Naegleria fowleri has a well-earned nickname as the "brain-eating amoeba," ...

Jaysen Carr, 12, died July 18 from brain-eating amoeba infection after Lake Murray exposure, marking South Carolina's first case since 2016.

Parents want more warnings after a brain-eating amoeba killed their boy on a South Carolina lake By JEFFREY COLLINS The Associated Press,Updated July 29, 2025, 3:24 p.m.

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