Naegleria fowleri, the rare, but deadly, so-called brain-eating amoeba, can be found in Pennsylvania's waters.

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

A tragic death in South Carolina has reignited fears about the rare but deadly brain-eating amoeba. Experts warn the first ...

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 ...

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

The child is believed to have been exposed to the deadly organism while swimming in South Carolina's Lake Murray ...

Jaysen Carr,12, tragically died from an infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a popular South Carolina ...

Official records show 164 people in the US were infected with the disease between 1962 and 2023, of which only four survived.

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

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

A child in South Carolina tragically died from a brain-eating amoeba infection after swimming in a local lake. Naegleria ...

Officials previously announced that a person died from a brain-eating amoeba but could not verify where they were exposed to ...