One of the most dangerous microorganisms on Earth, Naegleria fowleri has a well-earned nickname as the "brain-eating amoeba," ...

"We have confirmed a rare brain infection in a Missourian caused by an ameba (also spelled amoeba) called Naegleria fowleri.

Naegleria fowleri is a one-celled organism that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control explains is “often called the ...

A 12-year-old boy died from the extremely rare infection last month in South Carolina, days after swimming in a local lake.

The deadly infection has been historically rare, but as climate change heats up waters and worsens flooding, research shows ...

A Missouri resident remains in intensive care after health officials said she was infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba.

A nine-year-old girl in southern India died from a rare and often fatal infection caused by the “brain-eating amoeba”, local ...

A person in Missouri has been hospitalized after contracting a brain-eating amoeba, possibly after water skiing in the Lake ...

The case of Naegleria fowleri — the scientific term for the amoeba — marks another confirmed U.S. infection this summer after ...

A young girl from Kerala has fallen victim to the rare brain eating amoeba along with 2 other reported cases. What is this ...

Naegleria fowleri, also known as the 'brain-eating amoeba,' has been detected in drinking water supplies in Augathella and ...

Individuals become infected when water containing the amoeba enters the body through the nose from freshwater sources.