Brain-eating amoeba kills Missouri water-skier as health officials urge precautions when swimming in warm, fresh bodies of ...

A man from the US state of Missouri has died after being infected with a brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri while ...

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

A man infected with primary amebic meningoencephalitis, or PAM, in Missouri has died, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported Wednesday.

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 ...

In a tragic incident that highlights the dangers of waterborne pathogens, a patient in Missouri has died after contracting a rare infection caused by the deadly amoeba Naegleria fowleri. This case has ...

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

A Missouri man who became infected with a brain-eating amoeba has died less than one week after public health officials ...

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

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

A Missouri resident has died from a rare brain infection after ... Infections are “nearly always fatal,” according to the CDC ...

Although not confirmed, preliminary information suggests the patient may have contracted the amoeba while water skiing at the ...