S T. LOUIS, Mo. ( KTVI) — An adult in Missouri has died after they became infected with a brain-eating amoeba earlier this ...

A Missouri man’s lake outing has ended in tragedy. Local health officials announced this week that a resident died from a ...

Although not confirmed, preliminary information suggests the patient may have contracted the amoeba while water skiing at the ...

Earlier this month, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported that the patient was being treated.

Naegleria fowleri lives in warm, fresh water and can enter the brain through the nose, where it causes inflammation and tissue death. Fewer than 200 people have contracted the amoeba since 1962, but ...

The patient contracted Naegleria fowleri while water skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks, health officials said. Here's what we ...

A Missouri resident has died from a rare brain infection after water skiing in the Lake of the Ozarks.

The rare infection occurs when the ameba, naegleria fowleri, — which is found in fresh water — travels from the nose into the ...

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

Missouri health officials confirmed a rare Naegleria fowleri brain-eating amoeba infection in a patient who recently visited the Lake of the Ozarks. The patient is hospitalized in intensive care.

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

open image in gallery The Lake of the Ozarks is located in central Missouri. Naegleria fowleri is often found in warm ...