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

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 ...

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.

Naegleria fowleri, the rare, but deadly, so-called brain-eating amoeba, can be found in Pennsylvania's waters.

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

The Naegleria fowleri is a free-living amoeba, which is a one-celled organism that thrives in warm fresh water like lakes, ...

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

Funeral plans have been announced for the 12-year-old boy in South Carolina who died of Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as ...

Rare cases of Naegleria fowleri can result in a severe infection in the brain, with infection fatal in around 95% of cases.

On Tuesday, officials confirmed that a pediatric patient in Columbia, South Carolina, has died from Naegleria fowleri, also ...

Officials previously announced that a person died from a brain-eating amoeba but could not verify where they were exposed to it.