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 lawyer for the family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr said he died on July 18 after contracting a deadly infectious amoeba while ...

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

Richland One student Jaysen Carr has been identified as the child who died after contracting a brain-eating amoeba earlier ...

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

A Columbia family is mourning the loss of their young son, who died after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba from ...

A visitation was held this afternoon (Friday, July 25) for Jaysen Carr, the 12-year-old boy who died after contracting a ...

On Tuesday, officials confirmed that a pediatric patient in Columbia, South Carolina, has died from Naegleria fowleri, also ...

Prisma Heath Richland Children's Hospital in Columbia confirmed Tuesday that a patient treated at their facility died from ...

There are less than 10 cases annually in the United States. While rare, Naegleria fowleri is nearly always fatal.

A top U.S. nutrition researcher is translating her expertise on the connections between diet, better sleep and heart health ...