A lawyer for the family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr said he died on July 18 after contracting a deadly infectious amoeba while ...

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

A visitation was held this afternoon (Friday, July 25) for Jaysen Carr, the 12-year-old boy who died after contracting a ...

On Tuesday, officials confirmed that a pediatric patient in Columbia, South Carolina, has died from Naegleria fowleri, also ...

A child in South Carolina has died after being infected with Naegleria fowleri, commonly referred to as brain-eating amoeba.

Tyler Bailey, a Columbia attorney, has been hired to conduct an independent investigation into the patient's death.

Richland One student Jaysen Carr has been identified as the child who died after contracting a brain-eating amoeba earlier ...

The family of a 12-year-old boy who recently died of Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as the brain-eating amoeba, has hired ...

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

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

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