A Missouri resident has died from a rare Naegleria fowleri infection, commonly known as a "brain-eating amoeba", after water ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. ( KTVI) — An adult in Missouri has died after they became infected with a brain-eating amoeba earlier this month, officials have confirmed.

Infections are “nearly always fatal,” according to the CDC. The amoeba is typically found in warm freshwater, including lakes ...

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