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After a brain-eating amoeba killed their son swimming in a lake, parents want more warnings

As they grieve their son, the boy's parents are speaking out to try to prevent anyone else from losing a child.

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The Surprising Truth About Brain-Eating Amoeba: What Every Lake-Loving Family Needs to Know

Could a trip to the lake forever alter your life? For a South Carolina family, a happy Fourth of July on Lake Murray became unimaginable tragedy after their 12-year-old son, Jaysen Carr, died from Naegleria fowleri the infamous “brain-eating amoeba.

What to know about brain-eating amoeba that killed S.C. boy

COLUMBIA, S.C. - A 12-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba two weeks after a holiday weekend on South Carolina’s popular Lake Murray. Jaysen Carr’s parents spoke out Tuesday, calling for more warnings about the rare but deadly organism.

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Brain-eating amoeba case reported in SC: How to avoid Naegleria fowleri while swimming

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

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Couple calls for SC testing, reporting of freshwater amoeba after son’s death from brain infection

The parents of Jaysen Carr are calling for freshwater testing and public alerts after their son died of a brain infection ...

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Family of Jaysen Carr urges agencies to implement warnings around risk of deadly freshwater amoeba

The parents of Jaysen Carr -- the 12-year-old Hand Middle School student who passed away from a brain-eating amoeba known as ...

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