COLUMBIA, S.C. — The family of a 12-year-old boy has identified him as the person who died from a brain-eating amoeba. Jaysen ...

Jaysen Carr, a 12-year-old from the city of Columbia, died on July 18 after developing an infection associated with Naegleria ...

A 12-year-old boy who died of a brain-eating amoeba was identified as Jaysen Carr. Carr was diagnosed with a deadly brain ...

Funeral plans have been announced for the 12-year-old boy in South Carolina who died of Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as ...

Attorneys for Clarence and Ebony Carr say their son Javsen Carr, 12, died on July 18 after contracting Naegleria fowleri in ...

Naegleri fowleri is an amoeba that can cause a serious central nervous system infection, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

Prisma Heath Richland Children's Hospital in Columbia confirmed Tuesday that a patient treated at their facility died from ...

The amoeba can be found in warm freshwater but occasionally has been detected in tap water. The South Carolina health agency ...

Experts in the Midlands and across the state weighed in Tuesday after officials confirmed a deadly case involving a ...

There are less than 10 cases annually in the United States. While rare, Naegleria fowleri is nearly always fatal.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — A 12-year-old Richland One student has been identified as the child who died after contracting a ...