Scientists are raising concerns about free-living amoebae, resilient microbes that can survive in water systems and enable ...

State health officials confirm exposure likely came from Lake Murray the week of July 7 Getty A child in South Carolina contracted Naegleria fowleri, commonly referred to as brain-eating amoeba, ...

Climate change and warming water systems may be driving a global rise in deadly brain-eating amoebae, a new study warns, ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The South Carolina Department of Public Health confirmed Tuesday that the person who died from a brain-eating amoeba was exposed to it at a Midlands lake. DPH said that the ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Friends, family, and community members jumped together in celebration Saturday night to honor the life of Jaysen Carr, a 12-year-old boy who died in July from a rare brain-eating ...

Vibrio vulnificus bacteria, found in warm coastal waters, have caused deaths in North Carolina and Florida. Naegleria fowleri, known as the "brain-eating amoeba," lives in freshwater and can cause ...

An adult Missouri resident has been hospitalized after contracting an extremely rare “brain-eating” infection. Health officials confirm Missouri resident has rare ‘brain-eating’ infection The Missouri ...

“He said that he was going to wait until his 13th birthday to have a party, and we still have it, even though he’s not here," Jaysen Carr's mom said GoFundMe Jaysen Carr, 12, of Columbia, S.C., died ...

Scientists are warning that a microscopic predator is quietly exploiting the world’s warming and aging water systems, ...