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"We have confirmed a rare brain infection in a Missourian caused by an ameba (also spelled amoeba) called Naegleria fowleri.
A brain-eating amoeba case in Missouri highlights the risks of warm freshwater activities, as health officials recommend preventing water from entering the nose.
The deadly infection has been historically rare, but as climate change heats up waters and worsens flooding, research shows ...
A person in Missouri has been hospitalized after contracting a brain-eating amoeba, possibly after water skiing in the Lake ...
A Missouri resident remains in intensive care after health officials said she was infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba.
Missouri health officials are investigating how the person was exposed, but they may have been in the water at Lake of the ...
The case of Naegleria fowleri — the scientific term for the amoeba — marks another confirmed U.S. infection this summer after ...
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 recent infection at Lake of the Ozarks is just the third the state has seen since data tracking began in the 1960s.
ST. LOUIS — A man is battling for his life at a St. Louis-area hospital after being infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba ...
Naegleria fowleri, also known as the 'brain-eating amoeba,' has been detected in drinking water supplies in Augathella and ...
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.