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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 cases of the infection have been reported in the U.S. between 1962 and 2024, and only four people have survived.

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal · 1h

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 brain-eating amoeba that was living in the warm water. The

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12-year-old who died of brain-eating amoeba at Lake Murray ID'd: How to stay safe

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

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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.

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Boy, 12, dies from brain-eating parasite that got up his nose after swimming in lake

A TWELVE-year-old boy passed away after being infected by a brain-eating parasite while swimming in a lake. Jaysen Carr died on July 18 after swimming in Lake Murray, a large reservoir in the US ...

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Family identifies child who died after contracting Naegleria fowleri in Lake Murray

The family of a child who died on July 18 after contracting Naegleria fowleri in Lake Murray came forward on Thursday, ...

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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 ...

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