8-year-old girl dies from brain-eating amoeba infection in Louisiana
Lillian Smart, 8, has died after being infected by an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba that is found in warm freshwater, her family said.
Naegleria Fowleri Amoeba
Missouri confirms case of rare brain-eating amoeba infection
A person in Missouri has been hospitalized after contracting a brain-eating amoeba, possibly after water skiing in the Lake of the Ozarks, state health officials said Wednesday.
Parents speak out after amoeba kills child
A pair of South Carolina parents have more questions than answers after their son contracted a brain-eating amoeba while swimming in a lake and died. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul has the details.
Parents who lost son to Naegleria fowleri speak
12-year-old Jaysen Carr died after contracting a rare infection brought on by a freshwater amoeba reportedly in a South Carolina lake. Carr's parents, Clarence and Ebony Carr, and their family attorney, Tyler Bailey, spoke on Tuesday about Carr and his death.
Patient dies of brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina, hospital confirms
Dr. Anna-Kathryn Burch, a pediatric infectious disease physician in South Carolina, said infections with the Naegleria fowleri amoeba are "very devastating."
Brain-eating amoeba kills Arkansas resident, officials say
The person probably got infected at a country club splash pad but there's no danger to anyone else, authorities say.
Swimmer in Texas dies after infection caused by brain-eating amoeba
The swimmer developed amebic meningitis infection after swimming in Lake Lyndon B. Johnson in August.
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