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

The Missouri resident who was diagnosed with a rare “brain-eating” infection last week has died, according to officials. The ...

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

Missouri health leaders have confirmed that the patient suffering from a laboratory-confirmed infection of a brain-eating ameba died on Tuesday, Aug. 19. According to a Missouri Department of Health ...

The microscopic amoeba is commonly found in warm freshwater such as lakes, river and ponds. Test results by an independent lab confirmed the water is safe. (Free article.) Zoo staff hope their story ...

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

The deadly infection has been historically rare, but as climate change heats up waters and worsens flooding, research shows ...

Naegleria fowleri is a one-celled organism that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control explains is “often called the ...

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

A person is undergoing treatment after being diagnosed with a brain-eating amoeba infection in Missouri, officials announced. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (MODHSS) said in a ...

Earlier this month, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported that the patient was being treated.

Missouri health officials confirmed a rare Naegleria fowleri brain-eating amoeba infection in a patient who recently visited the Lake of the Ozarks. The patient is hospitalized in intensive care.