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

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

Most people who come into contact with Naegleria fowleri never get sick. The amoeba can only infect a person when ...

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

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

A 12-year-old South Carolina boy has died after being infected by a rare, brain-eating amoeba found in freshwater, his family ...

COLUMBIA, South Carolina — Twelve-year-old Jaysen Carr died last week after contracting a rare but deadly organism known as ...

A young person in South Carolina has died after being exposed to a brain-eating amoeba at Lake Murray in the Columbia area.

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

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

Funeral services for a 12-year-old Columbia-area middle school student who died July 18 after contracting a rare amoeba from ...