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Nationwide, there have only been 167 cases of Naegleria fowleri in the past 62 years — but only four of those survived, ...
Tyler Bailey, a Columbia attorney, has been hired to conduct an independent investigation into the patient's death.
A child in South Carolina has died after being infected with Naegleria fowleri, commonly referred to as brain-eating amoeba.
A lawyer for the family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr said he died on July 18 after contracting a deadly infectious amoeba while ...
A 12-year-old boy who died of a brain-eating amoeba was identified as Jaysen Carr. Carr was diagnosed with a deadly brain ...
A Columbia family is mourning the loss of their young son, who died after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba from ...
A top U.S. nutrition researcher is translating her expertise on the connections between diet, better sleep and heart health ...
Richland One student Jaysen Carr has been identified as the child who died after contracting a brain-eating amoeba earlier ...
On Tuesday, officials confirmed that a pediatric patient in Columbia, South Carolina, has died from Naegleria fowleri, also ...
There are less than 10 cases annually in the United States. While rare, Naegleria fowleri is nearly always fatal.
A visitation was held this afternoon (Friday, July 25) for Jaysen Carr, the 12-year-old boy who died after contracting a ...
Prisma Heath Richland Children's Hospital in Columbia confirmed Tuesday that a patient treated at their facility died from ...