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.

"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.

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 ...

A Class IX student in Kollam, Kerala has tested positive for H1N1, with three others showing symptoms. Health officials are ...

The brain-eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, has been detected in some Louisiana waters. Here's what to know about brain ...

At least one person in South Carolina recently contracted a rare case of a brain-eating amoeba that occurs naturally in ...