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New details: Pediatric patient in South Carolina dies from brain-eating amoeba
A young person in South Carolina has died after being exposed to a brain-eating amoeba at Lake Murray in the Columbia area.
Patient dies from brain-eating amoeba after swimming in South Carolina waters
The person in South Carolina contracted the infection from he Naegleria fowleri amoeba, commonly known as a brain-eating amoeba, after swimming in Lake Murray outside of Columbia, the state ...
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Person dies from infection caused by brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina, children’s hospital says
L AKE MURRAY, S.C. (WBTV) - A person has died after they contracted an infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba at a South ...
Patient dies from brain-eating amoeba after possible exposure at Lake Murray
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Prisma Richland Children’s Hospital in Columbia has confirmed that a patient treated at their facility has ...
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 ...
DPH: Patient’s exposure to deadly brain-eating amoeba happened at Lake Murray
The South Carolina Department of Public Health confirmed Tuesday that the person who died from a brain-eating amoeba was exposed to it at a Midlands lake.
Death from brain-eating amoeba presumed to have happened at Lake Murray
The amoeba--whose scientific name is Naegleria fowleri--can be found in warm freshwater but occasionally has been detected in ...
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Patient tragically dies from brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina
Prisma Richland Children’s Hospital has confirmed the death of a patient from fatal brain-eating amoeba, sparking serious ...
SC patient who died from rare case of brain-infecting amoeba may have been exposed at Lake Murray
Someone in SC has been infected with Naegleria fowleri, which lives in warm freshwater lakes and rivers. Some inaccurately ...