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

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

The family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr made a public statement on Thursday, revealing that their child died after contact with ...

Stories of brain-eating amoebas and flesh-eating bacteria are frightening. Here's what swimmers in North Carolina should know ...

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

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

Jaysen Carr, a Hand Middle School student, died July 18 after being exposed to Naegleria fowleri while swimming in Lake Murray in Columbia, S.C.

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 ...

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

Brain-eating amoebas are rare. But hot weather increases the risk. If you swim in freshwater lakes, there are a few things to know about the Naegleria fowleri amoeba.

The Sindh Health Department on Saturday confirmed the death of a 17-year-old patient caused by Naegleria fowleri in Karachi, raising the 2025 death toll from the brain-eating amoeba to four.The ...