Infections caused by Naegleria fowleri can lead to symptoms including fever, seizures, hallucinations and death.

After Jaysen Carr's death, Rep. Jermaine Johnson said he wants to see changes in how the deadly infection is handled by state ...

Naegleria fowleri, the rare, but deadly, so-called brain-eating amoeba, can be found in Pennsylvania's waters.

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

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

A GoFundMe has been set up to support the family of the 12-year-old from South Carolina and has so far raised more than ...

The case was initially confirmed the week of July 7, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Health.

A patient at Prisma Health Children's Hospital Midlands in South Carolina died after being infected with Naegleria fowleri, a ...

Jaysen Carr, 12, died just weeks after swimming in Lake Murray in South Carolina. Now, his family is pushing for clearer ...

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

Jaysen Carr, a 12-year-old from the city of Columbia, died on July 18 after developing an infection associated with Naegleria fowleri in Lake Murray, according to a statement released by the family’s ...

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