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.

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 ...

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 ...

ST. LOUIS — A man is battling for his life at a St. Louis-area hospital after being 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 ...

A person in Missouri has been hospitalized after contracting a brain-eating amoeba, possibly after water skiing in the Lake ...

Health officials in Missouri say a resident has contracted a lab-confirmed case of what is commonly known as "brain-eating" ...

It is very unlikely to survive an infection by this amoeba that thrives in freshwater. Here’s what to know now if you live in ...

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