The infection destroys brain tissue, which is why the infection is commonly referred to as a brain-eating amoeba.

The state Department of Public Health presumes a fatal case of brain-eating amoeba came from Lake Murray, but risk of such ...

Tyler Bailey, a Columbia attorney, has been hired to conduct an independent investigation into the patient's death.

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

A 12-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba two weeks after a holiday weekend on a popular South Carolina lake.

A young person in South Carolina has died after being exposed to a brain-eating amoeba at Lake Murray in the Columbia area.

The South Carolina Department of Public Health confirmed Tuesday that the person who died from a brain-eating amoeba was ...

After a deadly brain eating amoeba killed a child after they came in contact with hit at lake murray there are questions ...

The family of a child who died on July 18 after contracting Naegleria fowleri in Lake Murray came forward on Thursday, ...

A 12-year-old South Carolina boy has died after being infected by a rare, brain-eating amoeba found in freshwater, his family’s lawyer said.

Brain-eating amoebas are rare. But hot weather increases the risk. If you swim in freshwater lakes, there are a few things to know about the Naegleria fowleri amoeba.

At Lake Murray, there is usually a line of cars, chairs, and families all around the perimeter to see the show above the water.