A Missouri resident is hospitalized with a 97% fatal brain-eating amoeba infection, raising urgent questions: can it really ...

Naegleria fowleri, also known as the 'brain-eating amoeba,' has been detected in drinking water supplies in Augathella and ...

Amoebic encephalitis, a rare brain infection caused by amoeba in contaminated waters, is confirmed as the cause of death for ...

A man is in the ICU after swimming in the Lake of the Ozarks, and the CDC says this amoeba can be deadly in the first 18 days ...

A Missouri resident remains in intensive care after health officials said she was infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba.

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

What’s trending in Chicago? We’re speaking with a doctor about brain-eating amoebas following a confirmed case in Missouri. Next, we delve into the engineering marvels behind the Chicago Air and Water ...

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

A Missouri resident has contracted a brain-eating amoeba, possibly after water skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks days prior.

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

Rare ‘brain-eating amoeba’ detected in drinking water supplies in Australia - Naegleria fowleri is one of the world’s most ...

The average person shouldn't worry about brain-eating amoebas like the one recently diagnosed in the state, an MU infectious disease specialist said on Thursday.