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Parents want more warnings after a brain-eating amoeba killed their son on a South Carolina lake

Two weeks after 12-year-old Jaysen Carr went swimming on the Fourth of July, he was dead from an amoeba that entered his brain through his nose.

The Associated Press on MSN · 42m

What to know about the brain-eating amoeba that killed a boy swimming in a South Carolina lake

A 12-year-old boy has died from a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a South Carolina lake over the July Fourth weekend.

The New York Times · 3d

Infection From Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills Boy in South Carolina

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

19mon MSN

‘He truly had the gift of love’: Parents of boy who died from amoeba call for change

The family spoke in front of the media for the first time Tuesday, calling on state agencies to test fresh bodies of water ...

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‘He thought he was safe’: South Carolina family calls for change after son’s death from amoeba

The Carr family is urging state officials to take action to prevent future tragedies and raise awareness about the hidden dangers in South Carolina’s freshwater lakes.

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