A Missouri resident is in intensive care after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba, likely while water skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks, state health officials confirmed Wednesday. The case of ...

If the phrase “brain-eating amoeba” sounds like something out of a sci-fi horror movie, you’re not alone. In Arizona, it’s a very real concern that lurks in warm fresh water during the hottest months.

COLUMBIA — An infectious disease expert with MU Health Care said that while a severe brain infection caused by an amoeba is often deadly, it is extremely rare. Christian Rojas Moreno said the way to ...

In recent months, Kerala, India, has been hit hard by Naegleria fowleri, better known as the brain-eating amoeba, where a reported 70 people have been diagnosed with the condition and 19 have died. In ...

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 man had been waterskiing on the Lake of the Ozarks in the days before contracting the infection, known as primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter ...

Naegleria fowleri, commonly called the brain-eating amoeba, is a rare but serious threat in warm freshwater during hot months. The amoeba enters through the nose and travels to the brain, causing a ...