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Parents want more warnings after a brain-eating amoeba killed their son on a South Carolina lake
Two weeks after spending the Fourth of July on a popular South Carolina lake, 12-year-old Jaysen Carr died from a ...
Rare illness claims child’s life after swimming in South Carolina lake
A rare brain-eating amoeba infection killed a 12-year-old child in after he swam in a South Carolina freshwater lake. Health ...
South Carolina's family loss highlights the dangers of rare brain-eating amoeba
Their 12-year-old son died after contracting the rare amoeba while spending the Fourth of July swimming and boating on a lake ...
Rare brain-eating amoeba case confirmed in South Carolina, health officials say
South Carolina health officials have confirmed a rare case of Naegleria fowleri, often called the "brain-eating amoeba," in ...
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Family of 12-year-old speaks out after he dies of rare, brain‑eating amoeba in South Carolina
Dr. Linda Bell, a South Carolina State Epidemiologist, told WIS News 10 that there should not be widespread concern about Carr's diagnosis ...
Person dies from brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina, officials say
A patient at Prisma Health Children's Hospital Midlands in South Carolina died after being infected with Naegleria fowleri, a ...
Boy dies from brain-eating amoeba after swimming in South Carolina lake
A 12-year-old South Carolina boy has died after being infected by a rare, brain-eating amoeba found in freshwater, his family ...
What to know about the brain-eating amoeba that killed a child 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.
Family of 12-year-old boy who died of brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina speaks
Officials with the Centers for Disease Control say climate change raising freshwater temperatures may contribute to conditions that allow the amoeba to thrive.