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.

Two weeks after Jaysen Carr spent the Fourth of July swimming and riding on a boat on one of South Carolina's most popular ...

Infections caused by Naegleria fowleri can lead to symptoms including fever, seizures, hallucinations and death.

With the pleasant monsoon, a brain-eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, also exists that breeds in warm, stagnant freshwater. Learn how to protect yourself and your family from this rare and deadly ...

The amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, is found around the world in soil and warm fresh water. It can also appear in tap water and less often in swimming pools that haven’t been properly chlorinated ...