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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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Family of Boy Who Died From Brain-Eating Amoeba Speaks Out

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Can naegleria fowleri kill you? What to know about brain-eating amoeba found in Pa waters

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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Person dies from brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina, officials say

A patient at Prisma Health Children's Hospital Midlands in South Carolina died after being infected with Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba, Dr. Anna Kathryn Burch, a pediatric infectious disease specialist, said during a press conference on July 22.

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Brain-Eating Amoeba: How Warm Weather Fuels This Silent Threat

The Climate Connection With the Rise of Amoeba Naegleria fowleri is not a new thing. What's changing is its frequency and the occurrence. Recent studies suggest that global warming is creating the perfect conditions for this deadly organism to thrive. Environment that favors growth are,