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

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

The case was initially confirmed the week of July 7, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Health.

COLUMBIA, South Carolina — Twelve-year-old Jaysen Carr died last week after contracting a rare but deadly organism known as ...

A fatal case of brain-eating amoeba has been reported in South Carolina, with health officials advising swimmers to take ...

A child in South Carolina has died after being infected with Naegleria fowleri, commonly referred to as brain-eating amoeba.

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

Nationwide, there have only been 167 cases of Naegleria fowleri in the past 62 years — but only four of those survived, ...

A GoFundMe has been set up to support the family of the 12-year-old from South Carolina and has so far raised more than ...

The family of a 12-year-old boy who recently died of Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as the brain-eating amoeba, has hired ...

A Columbia family is mourning the loss of their young son, who died after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba from ...

Funeral services for a 12-year-old Columbia-area middle school student who died July 18 after contracting a rare amoeba from ...