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

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

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

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

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

The last Missouri resident to die from the brain-eating infection was in July of 2022, after swimming in Lake of Three Fires ...

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

A man in Missouri contracted a rare brain-eating amoeba, and officials believe he likely got it while water skiing at the ...

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has announced a case of a Missouri adult with an infection of Naegleria ...

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

Naegleria fowleri is a microscopic single-celled free-living ameba that can cause a rare deadly infection of the brain called ...