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Naegleria fowleri
Family of 12-year-old speaks out after he dies of rare, brain‑eating amoeba in South Carolina
A 12-year-old boy named Jaysen Carr passed away in South Carolina after coming into contact with Naegleria fowleri while swimming in Lake Murray, according to his family. WIS News 10 reports that this is the first incidence of Naegleria fowleri in the state since 2016. In the last 62 years, only 167 cases have been reported…
