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

The case was initially confirmed the week of July 7, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Health.

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

The Naegleria fowleri is a free-living amoeba, which is a one-celled organism that thrives in warm fresh water like lakes, ...

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 ...

Infections caused by Naegleria fowleri can lead to symptoms including fever, seizures, hallucinations and death.

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

Naegleria fowleri is commonly found in southern U.S. states during the summer months. However, recently it has also been found and caused infections in some northern states.

Naegleria fowleri occurs naturally in freshwater bodies, such as lakes, rivers, and hot springs. While infectionsare rare, they occur mainly during the warmer months of July, August, and September.

The parents of Jaysen Carr, a 12-year-old who died July 18 from a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a South Carolina lake ...

Brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri protozoans in trophozoite form. Getty Images The boy's death in Nevada comes after at least two other cases reported in 2022.

Naegleria fowleri is less likely to be found in water as temperatures decline, the CDC says, but it’s still warm right now in Texas and many other Southern parts of the country, Dr. William ...