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South Carolina parents call for answers

Associated Press News on MSN · 8h

Parents want more warnings after a brain-eating amoeba killed their son on a South Carolina lake

Two weeks after spending the Fourth of July on a popular South Carolina lake, 12-year-old Jaysen Carr died from a brain-eating amoeba that was living in the warm water.

The New York Times · 3d

Infection From Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills Boy in South Carolina

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

South Carolina parents call for answers after amoeba kills their child

A pair of South Carolina parents have more questions than answers after their son contracted a brain-eating amoeba while swimming in a lake and died. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul has the details.

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12-year-old boy killed by brain-eating amoeba after swim in South Carolina lake

Nationwide, there have only been 167 cases of Naegleria fowleri in the past 62 years — but only four of those survived, ...

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Family identifies 12-year-old who died after contracting amoeba in SC

The family of a boy who died after contracting an amoeba in a South Carolina lake has come forward with a public statement.

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