A Missouri man died Tuesday after contracting a rare and deadly microscopic amoeba while skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks.

The man had been waterskiing on the Lake of the Ozarks in the days before contracting the infection, known as primary amebic ...

The patient contracted Naegleria fowleri while water skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks, health officials said. Here's what we ...

The man infected with a "brain-eating" amoeba died Tuesday in a St. Louis-area hospital. The Missouri health department said ...

A Missouri man’s lake outing has ended in tragedy. Local health officials announced this week that a resident died from a ...

The Missouri patient who contracted an infection from a brain-eating amoeba died on Tuesday, local authorities confirmed.

Missouri health officials confirm the resident who contracted a case of what is commonly known as the "brain-eating" amoeba ...

A Missouri resident has died from a rare brain infection after water skiing in the Lake of the Ozarks.

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

Primary amebic meningoencephalitis is caused by the Naegleria fowleri amoeba, often referred to as a "brain-eating" amoeba due to its destructive impact on brain cells. While the infection is ...

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

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