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Infections caused by Naegleria fowleri can lead to symptoms including fever, seizures, hallucinations and death.
A 12-year-old boy has died from a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a South Carolina lake over the July Fourth weekend.
Two weeks after Jaysen Carr spent the Fourth of July swimming and riding on a boat on one of South Carolina's most popular ...
Jaysen Carr, a 12-year-old from the city of Columbia, died on July 18 after developing an infection associated with Naegleria ...
Their 12-year-old son died after contracting the rare amoeba while spending the Fourth of July swimming and boating on a lake ...
Dr. Linda Bell, a South Carolina State Epidemiologist, told WIS News 10 that there should not be widespread concern about Carr's diagnosis ...
A deadly case of brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina is bringing renewed national attention to a test developed right here ...
Jaysen Carr, 12, died just weeks after swimming in Lake Murray in South Carolina. Now, his family is pushing for clearer ...
A state environmental official said this week the state doesn't test freshwater bodies of water for deadly “brain-eating” ...
A heartbroken father has issued a warning after his son died after swimming in a popular spot in South Carolina. A family has ...