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

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

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

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

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

A person is undergoing treatment after being diagnosed with a brain-eating amoeba infection in Missouri, officials announced. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (MODHSS) said in a ...

The rare infection occurs when the ameba, naegleria fowleri, — which is found in fresh water — travels from the nose into 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 case of Naegleria fowleri — the scientific term for the amoeba — marks another confirmed U.S. infection this summer after ...

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) announced a case of an adult Missouri resident with a laboratory ...

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

What is Naegleria fowleri? Naegleria fowleri is an amoeba (single-celled living organism) commonly found in warm freshwater bodies like lakes, rivers, and hot springs, according to the DPH.