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

An adult in Missouri has died after they became infected with a brain-eating amoeba earlier this month, officials have ...

They had contracted Naegleria fowleri, a microscopic amoeba that can cause primary amebic meningoencephalitis, also known as ...

Missouri health officials confirm the resident who contracted a case of what is commonly known as the "brain-eating" amoeba ...

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 ...

The infection comes as Jaysen Carr, a 12-year-old boy from South Carolina, died on July 18 after being exposed to Naegleria ...

One of the most dangerous microorganisms on Earth, Naegleria fowleri has a well-earned nickname as the "brain-eating amoeba," ...

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

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centre (CDC) states that the rare brain eating amoeba infection has proven 97% fatal, so far.

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

“Recreational water users should assume that Naegleria fowleri is present in warm freshwater across the United States; ...