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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 and Senior Services claims someone who contracted a rare brain infection may have been ...

Missouri health officials are investigating how the person was exposed, but they may have been in the water at Lake of the Ozarks before becoming ill.

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

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