Naegleria fowleri, commonly called the brain-eating amoeba, is a rare but serious threat in warm freshwater during hot months. The amoeba enters through the nose and travels to the brain, causing a ...

One of the most dangerous microorganisms on Earth, Naegleria fowleri has a well-earned nickname as the "brain-eating amoeba," because of the almost 100% fatal infection it causes. And it's now been ...

A Missouri resident has been infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba, possibly linked to water-skiing in the Lake of Ozarks. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) confirmed the ...

A Missouri resident died after being infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba at the Lake of the Ozarks, state health officials announced this week. The patient, identified only as an adult from ...

A person in Missouri has been hospitalized after contracting a brain-eating amoeba, possibly after water skiing in the Lake of the Ozarks, state health officials said Wednesday. The patient, who was ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Missouri resident has been diagnosed with a laboratory-confirmed infection of Naegleria fowleri, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) announced Wednesday.

The man had been waterskiing on the Lake of the Ozarks in the days before contracting the infection, known as primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter ...

After a rare brain infection was confirmed in a Missouri resident, health officials warned recreationists across the state to assume the brain-eating amoeba that caused the infection is present in any ...