A deadly case of brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina is bringing renewed national attention to a test developed right here ...

For Clarence and Ebony Carr, the Fourth of July was supposed to be a carefree day on Lake Murray with family and friends. But two weeks later, their 12-year-old son, Jaysen, was gone — the result of ...

The parents of Jaysen Carr are calling for freshwater testing and public alerts after their son died of a brain infection ...

A state environmental official said this week the state doesn't test freshwater bodies of water for deadly “brain-eating” ...

The Naegleria fowleri is a free-living amoeba, which is a one-celled organism that thrives in warm fresh water like lakes, ...