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The Associated Press on MSN · 1h

What to know about the brain-eating amoeba that killed a boy 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 SC teen who died from brain-eating amoeba at lake say he didn’t give up

Officials with the Centers for Disease Control say climate change raising freshwater temperatures may contribute to conditions that allow the amoeba to thrive.

The New York Times · 3d

Infection From Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills Boy in South Carolina

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

1hon MSN

‘He truly had the gift of love’: Parents of boy who died from amoeba call for change

The family spoke in front of the media for the first time Tuesday, calling on state agencies to test fresh bodies of water ...

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12-year-old boy killed by brain-eating amoeba after swim in South Carolina lake

Nationwide, there have only been 167 cases of Naegleria fowleri in the past 62 years — but only four of those survived, ...

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