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

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 has announced a case of a Missouri adult with an infection of Naegleria ...

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has confirmed that a Missouri resident has been diagnosed with a rare ...

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is urging caution if you plan on swimming in any lakes, rivers or ponds in the state.

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

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 ...

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Naegleria fowleri, a rare but potentially harmful organism has been detected in the Charleville and Augathella water supply.