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

A man in Missouri contracted a rare brain-eating amoeba, and officials believe he likely got it while water skiing at the ...

A health expert claims there is no “documented guideline” for treating a rare brain infection that the Department of Health ...

A rare and deadly brain-eating amoeba has been confirmed in Missouri. Crime sparks state of emergency in New Mexico: What we ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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

A person has been hospitalized after contracting a brain-eating amoeba after spending time at a popular vacation spot in the Midwest.