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Funeral plans have been announced for the 12-year-old boy in South Carolina who died of Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as ...
The family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr made a public statement on Thursday, revealing that their child died after contact with ...
A fatal case of brain-eating amoeba has been reported in South Carolina, with health officials advising swimmers to take ...
Nationwide, there have only been 167 cases of Naegleria fowleri in the past 62 years — but only four of those survived, ...
Funeral services for a 12-year-old Columbia-area middle school student who died July 18 after contracting a rare amoeba from ...
Officials previously announced that a person died from a brain-eating amoeba but could not verify where they were exposed to it.
Tyler Bailey, a Columbia attorney, has been hired to conduct an independent investigation into the patient's death.
A GoFundMe has been set up to support the family of the 12-year-old from South Carolina and has so far raised more than ...
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 Columbia family is mourning the loss of their young son, who died after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba from ...
The Naegleria fowleri is a free-living amoeba, which is a one-celled organism that thrives in warm fresh water like lakes, ...