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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...