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Brain-eating amoeba confirmed in Missouri

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Heartland reaction to “Very deadly, but very rare” brain infection case in Missouri

As public health officials investigate the source of the exposure, it’s believed the patient went water skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks just days before getting sick.

Missouri resident contracts rare ‘brain-eating’ amoeba infection, possibly while water skiing

An adult Missouri resident is hospitalized in intensive care with a rare and often deadly brain infection caused by Naegleria fowleri, state health officials said.

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Rare brain-eating amoeba infection possibly linked to water skiing confirmed in Missouri

A person in Missouri has been hospitalized after contracting a brain-eating amoeba, possibly after water skiing in the Lake of the Ozarks, state health officials said Wednesday.

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Missouri health leaders update potential link to brain-eating amoeba at Lake of the Ozarks

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

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Man contracts brain-eating amoeba likely from water skiing at Lake of the Ozarks, officials say

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

MU doctor: 'brain-eating amoeba' risk very low, despite recent case

The recent infection at Lake of the Ozarks is just the third the state has seen since data tracking began in the 1960s.

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