Their 12-year-old son died after contracting the rare amoeba while spending the Fourth of July swimming and boating on a lake ...

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

Dr. Linda Bell, a South Carolina State Epidemiologist, told WIS News 10 that there should not be widespread concern about Carr's diagnosis ...

A deadly case of brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina is bringing renewed national attention to a test developed right here ...

A state environmental official said this week the state doesn't test freshwater bodies of water for deadly “brain-eating” ...

Jaysen Carr died of an infection he got while swimming, his parents have issued a warning so nobody else loses their son this ...

Here’s a chilling fact that will make youthink twice before your next summer swim:Naegleria fowleri, the so-called “brain-eating amoeba,” has killed more than 160 people in the U.S. over the past 60 ...

For Clarence and Ebony Carr, the Fourth of July was supposed to be a carefree day on Lake Murray with family and friends. But two weeks later, their 12-year-old son, Jaysen, was gone — the result of ...

A heartbroken father has issued a warning after his son died after swimming in a popular spot in South Carolina. A family has ...