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12-year-old boy killed by brain-eating amoeba

Parents want more warnings after a brain-eating amoeba killed their son on a South Carolina lake

Two weeks after Jaysen Carr spent the Fourth of July swimming and riding on a boat on one of South Carolina’s most popular lakes, he was dead from an amoeba that lives in the warm water and entered hi...

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Family of SC teen who died from brain-eating amoeba at lake say he didn’t give up

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Parents call for warnings after brain-eating amoeba killed their son

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Family of 12-year-old SC boy who died from brain-eating amoeba speaks to media

The family of a 12-year-old South Carolina boy who died after contracting a rare infection associated with Naegleria fowleri will speak to the media Tuesday afternoon.

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Boy Dies From Brain-Eating Amoeba After Swimming in S.C. Lake

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Brain-eating amoeba: Who is most often infected?

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‘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 and issue public service announcements.

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Why the family of 12-year-old Lake Murray amoeba victim wants an investigation

Attorney and Columbia City Councilman Tyler Bailey was hired by the family to independently investigate the child's death.

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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 Naegleria Fowleri -- are speaking out regarding their son's tragic death.

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 after swimming in Lake Murray.

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Despite death, no elevated risk of amoeba at Lake Murray, health officials say

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