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What to know about the brain-eating amoeba that killed a boy swimming in a lake
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A 12-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba two weeks after a holiday weekend on a popular South ...
Parents want to raise awareness after an amoeba killed their son in a S.C lake
The amoeba entered his brain through his nose, possibly when he jumped into Lake Murray, near Columbia. The CDC said 167 ...
Parents want more warnings after a brain-eating amoeba killed their son on a South Carolina lake
Two weeks after spending the Fourth of July on a popular South Carolina lake, 12-year-old Jaysen Carr died from a ...
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 ...
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.
Coroner IDs body recovered from Lake Murray as 17-year-old
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources said Tuesday that the body was located in Saluda County after dive teams used sonar technology to recover it.
Patient dies from brain-eating amoeba after possible exposure at Lake Murray
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Prisma Richland Children’s Hospital in Columbia has confirmed that a patient treated at their facility has died from a brain-eating amoeba. According to the South Carolina Department ...
Family identifies boy who died after suspected Lake Murray amoeba exposure
The parents of a child who died after contracting a deadly amoeba, reportedly in Lake Murray, have released his name as they ...
Family demands action after son's death from brain-eating amoeba at Lake Murray
The Carr family, mourning the loss of their 12-year-old son, Jaysen, to a brain-eating amoeba, is calling for significant ...