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

A Missouri resident has been diagnosed with a laboratory-confirmed infection of Naegleria fowleri, the Missouri Department of ...

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

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

The last Missouri resident to die from the brain-eating infection was in July of 2022, after swimming in Lake of Three Fires ...

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

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services claims someone who contracted a rare brain infection may have been ...

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has announced a case of a Missouri adult with an infection of Naegleria ...

Murweh Shire Council, in south-west Queensland, is investigating after testing found a rare amoeba that can cause a serious ...

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services confirmed a rare case of brain infection linked to Lake of the Ozarks.

An adult Missouri resident has been hospitalized after contracting an extremely rare “brain-eating” infection.