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

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

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

A potentially deadly amoeba has been found in drinking water in Australia. Testing by Queensland health authorities found ...

One of the most dangerous microorganisms on Earth, Naegleria fowleri has a well-earned nickname as the "brain-eating amoeba," ...

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

A rare and deadly brain-eating amoeba infection leads to a child’s death, prompting urgent public health warnings.

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

A Missouri resident remains in intensive care after health officials said she was infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba.

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

A nine-year-old girl in southern India died from a rare and often fatal infection caused by the “brain-eating amoeba”, local ...