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GoErie.com on MSN · 6d

What is naegleria fowleri, and can the brain-eating amoeba kill you?

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

The Associated Press on MSN · 14h

After a brain-eating amoeba killed their son swimming in a lake, parents want more warnings

As they grieve their son, the boy's parents are speaking out to try to prevent anyone else from losing a child.

Yahoo · 1d

Parents who lost son to Naegleria fowleri speak out about risks of freshwater amoeba

Jaysen Carr died after contracting a rare infection brought on by a freshwater amoeba reportedly in a South Carolina lake. Carr's parents, Clarence and Ebony Carr, and their family attorney, Tyler Bailey,

Brain-eating amoeba case reported in SC: How to avoid Naegleria fowleri while swimming

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

1don MSN

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.

Couple calls for SC testing, reporting of freshwater amoeba after son’s death from brain infection

The parents of Jaysen Carr are calling for freshwater testing and public alerts after their son died of a brain infection ...

Detroit News2y

A brain-eating killer amoeba: What to know about Naegleria fowleri

Naegleria fowleri is common in the environment but infections are extremely rare, said Emma H. Wilson, a professor of biomedical sciences at the University of California at Riverside.

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