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Brain eating amoeba found in Missouri resident

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Rare brain-eating amoeba infection possibly linked to water skiing confirmed in Missouri

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.

Springfield News-Leader on MSN · 1d

A 'brain-eating amoeba' infection was confirmed in Missouri. Here's what to know

Missouri health officials are investigating how the person was exposed, but they may have been in the water at Lake of the Ozarks before becoming ill.

KSDK on MSN · 1d

Brain eating amoeba found in Missouri resident after trip to Lake of the Ozarks

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

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Missouri Patient in ICU for 97% Fatal ‘Brain-Eating’ Infection Linked to Waterskiing on Local Lake

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

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Missouri Resident Hospitalised With Rare and Deadly Brain-Eating Amoeba Infection Linked to Water Skiing

A Missouri resident has been hospitalized with a deadly brain-eating infection after possibly waterskiing in a local lake.

Patient contracts deadly amoeba after waterskiing in Lake of the Ozarks

The amoeba is a single-celled organism that lives in hot springs, lakes and other warm freshwater bodies. Infections are rare ...

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