Naegleria fowleri lives in warm, fresh water and can enter the brain through the nose, where it causes inflammation and ...

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has confirmed the death of a Missouri man who contracted the ...

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) announced Wednesday that a patient who was diagnosed with a rare ...

On Aug. 13, the DHSS announced the case of the patient with a laboratory-confirmed infection of Naegleria fowleri. The DHSS ...

The microscopic amoeba is commonly found in warm freshwater such as lakes, river and ponds. Test results by an independent ...

: On Wednesday, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services confirmed that the patient being treated for PAM died ...

Individuals become infected when water containing the amoeba enters the body through the nose from freshwater sources.

A Missourian who contracted an amoeba that kills brain cells at the Lake of the Ozarks has died, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said Wednesday.

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that the patient died on August 19 at a hospital in St. Louis.

The microscopic, single-celled organism is commonly found in warm, fresh water such as lakes, rivers, and ponds, and thrives ...

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

Missouri health officials confirm the death of an adult who was exposed to Naegleria fowleri last week. Naegleria fowleri is a microscopic single-celled free-living ameba that can cause rare deadly ...