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What is Naegleria fowleri, the brain-eating amoeba?

A 12-year-old boy has died in South Carolina after becoming infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba from swimming in a lake earlier this month.

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Infection From Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills Boy in South Carolina

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Child Dies from Brain-Eating Amoeba After Visiting Popular South Carolina Lake

Is Lake Murray safe from exposure to a brain-infecting amoeba?

Following last week’s tragic death of a 12-year-old boy from a rare amoeba infection that his family said originated from Lake Murray, some members of the public are worried about the lake’s safety.

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12-year-old identified as person who died from brain-eating amoeba in SC lake

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Top 5 stories from the Shreveport Times this week: brain-eating amoebas, extreme heat

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Rare illness claims child’s life after swimming in South Carolina lake

Twelve-year-old Jaysen Carr died last week after contracting a rare but deadly organism known as Naegleria fowleri while swimming July 18 in Lake Murray in Columbia, South Carolina, People Magazine reported,

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.