Rare cases of Naegleria fowleri can result in a severe infection in the brain, with infection fatal in around 95% of cases.

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

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 parents of Jaysen Carr, a 12-year-old who died July 18 from a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a South Carolina lake ...

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The infection destroys brain tissue, which is why the infection is commonly referred to as a brain-eating amoeba.

Attorney and Columbia City Councilman Tyler Bailey was hired by the family to independently investigate the child's death.

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

Jaysen Carr died after contracting a rare infection brought on by a freshwater amoeba reportedly in a South Carolina lake.

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

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

Naegleria fowleri is common in the environment but infections are extremely rare, said Emma H. Wilson, a professor of biomedical sciences at the University of California at Riverside.