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12-year-old boy killed by brain-eating amoeba after swim in South Carolina lake

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

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Person dies from brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina, officials say

A patient at Prisma Health Children's Hospital Midlands in South Carolina died after being infected with Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba, Dr. Anna Kathryn Burch, a pediatric infectious disease specialist, said during a press conference on July 22.

Patient died of brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina, Columbia children's hospital confirms

SC Dept. of Public Health confirmed the case of Naegleria fowleri was identified the week of July 7th but the agency hasn't said where in the state it was found.

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What to know about the brain-eating amoeba that killed a boy swimming in a South Carolina lake

A 12-year-old boy has died from a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a South Carolina lake over the July Fourth weekend.

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South Carolina lawmaker proposes water safety bill after child's death from freshwater amoeba

A fter the death of six-year-old Jaysen Carr from a rare brain-eating amoeba, a South Carolina lawmaker is taking legislative ...

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