A man is in the ICU after swimming in the Lake of the Ozarks, and the CDC says this amoeba can be deadly in the first 18 days ...

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

A Missouri resident is in the hospital after contracting a rare and deadly "brain-eating" infection, according to state health officials. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said in ...

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

What’s trending in Chicago? We’re speaking with a doctor about brain-eating amoebas following a confirmed case in Missouri. Next, we delve into the engineering marvels behind the Chicago Air and Water ...

A person in Missouri was diagnosed with a brain-eating amoeba after water skiing. A local doctor joins ChicagoNOW to talk ...

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

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

Rare ‘brain-eating amoeba’ detected in drinking water supplies in Australia - Naegleria fowleri is one of the world’s most ...

The average person shouldn't worry about brain-eating amoebas like the one recently diagnosed in the state, an MU infectious disease specialist said on Thursday.

As public health officials investigate the source of the exposure, it’s believed the patient went water skiing at the Lake of ...

The Missouri Department of Health has begun an investigation into the brain-eating ameba after a person showed symptoms after ...