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

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

Prisma Health Children’s Hospital in South Carolina reported a fatal Naegleria fowleri infection, commonly known as the brain ...

"Greater than 97% of cases that have occurred since the 1960's have been fatal. There have only been four cases in the U.S.

Dr. Anna-Kathryn Burch, a pediatric infectious disease physician in South Carolina, said infections with the Naegleria fowleri amoeba are "very devastating." ...

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

A child has died from a brain-eating amoeba at Prisma Health Children's Hospital – Midlands in South Carolina.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Prisma Richland Children’s Hospital in Columbia has confirmed that a patient treated at their facility has ...

L AKE MURRAY, S.C. (WBTV) - A person has died after they contracted an infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba at a South ...

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

On Tuesday, officials confirmed that a pediatric patient has died from Naegleria fowleri, also known as the brain-eating ...