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

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

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

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 case of Naegleria fowleri — the scientific term for the amoeba — marks another confirmed U.S. infection this summer after ...

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.

A brain-eating amoeba case in Missouri highlights the risks of warm freshwater activities, as health officials recommend preventing water from entering the nose.

His parents had no idea the brain-eating amoeba, whose scientific name is Naegleria fowleri, even existed in Lake Murray, just 15 miles west of Columbia.

Yesterday, officials from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services confirmed that a case of a rare infection involving a brain eating amoeba has emerged within Missouri. This amoeba is ...