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

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

A Missouri resident has contracted a brain-eating amoeba, possibly after water skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks days prior.

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

The amoeba is a single-celled organism that lives in hot springs, lakes and other warm freshwater bodies. The Missouri health ...

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

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

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

ST. LOUIS — A man is battling for his life at a St. Louis-area hospital after being infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba ...

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

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

An adult is in intensive care with a case of a rare and deadly brain infection caused by the amoeba Naegleria fowleri, according to Missouri health officials. The patient had recently been water ...