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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.
Rare cases of Naegleria fowleri can result in a severe infection in the brain, with infection fatal in around 95% of cases.
A fatal case of brain-eating amoeba has been reported in South Carolina, with health officials advising swimmers to take ...
The family of a 12-year-old South Carolina boy who died after contracting a rare infection associated with Naegleria fowleri ...
Nationwide, there have only been 167 cases of Naegleria fowleri in the past 62 years — but only four of those survived, ...
Attorney and Columbia City Councilman Tyler Bailey was hired by the family to independently investigate the child’s death.
The family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr made a public statement on Thursday, revealing that their child died after contact with ...
A patient at Prisma Health Children's Hospital Midlands in South Carolina died after being infected with Naegleria fowleri, a ...
The parents of Jaysen Carr are calling for freshwater testing and public alerts after their son died of a brain infection ...
But Dr. Robert Glatter, an emergency medicine physician at Lenox Hill Hospital, said that Naegleria fowleri shouldn’t cause you to change your summer plans. “There’s only been about 120 ...