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Boy, 12, dies from brain-eating amoeba

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12-year-old who died of brain-eating amoeba at Lake Murray ID'd: How to stay safe

To prevent Naegleria fowleri infection, hold your nose as you jump into the water or use a nose plug.

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Infection From Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills Boy in South Carolina

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12-year-old boy killed by brain-eating amoeba after swim in South Carolina lake

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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.

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

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

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S.C. community supports family of amoeba infection victim

Community members in South Carolina continue to rally around the family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr, who died after being infected with an amoeba he contracted at Lake Murray.

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Child dies of rare illness after swimming in S.C. lake

COLUMBIA, South Carolina — 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, marking the state’s first reported case since 2016.

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Hundreds gather to celebrate life of 12-year-old deadly amoeba victim Jaysen Carr

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - On Saturday, the Midlands community rallied around the family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr. Carr was a student at Hand Middle School who died after being infected with an amoeba he contracted at Lake Murray earlier this month.

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Despite death, no elevated risk of amoeba at Lake Murray, health officials say

The state Department of Public Health presumes a fatal case of brain-eating amoeba came from Lake Murray, but risk of such infections remains extremely low.