Dr. Linda Bell, a South Carolina State Epidemiologist, told WIS News 10 that there should not be widespread concern about Carr's diagnosis ...

Their 12-year-old son died after contracting the rare amoeba while spending the Fourth of July swimming and boating on a lake ...

Jaysen Carr died of an infection he got while swimming, his parents have issued a warning so nobody else loses their son this ...

Here’s a chilling fact that will make youthink twice before your next summer swim:Naegleria fowleri, the so-called “brain-eating amoeba,” has killed more than 160 people in the U.S. over the past 60 ...

The amoeba entered his brain through his nose, possibly when he jumped into Lake Murray, near Columbia, South Carolina. The CDC said 167 cases of the infection have been reported in the U.S. between ...

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

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 ...

A heartbroken father has issued a warning after his son died after swimming in a popular spot in South Carolina. A family has ...

A s temperatures rise and people head to lakes, rivers, or water parks, the dangers of having contact with Naegleria fowleri ...