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 ...

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

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

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

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

A deadly brain-eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, has surfaced in Kozhikode, claiming the life of a nine-year-old and ...

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Eight cases of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) & two fatalities reported this year, so far. There is nothing to be ...

A patient who was infected earlier this summer with a rare brain-eating amoeba has died from the infection, Missouri health officials announced Wednesday.

Kerala's health department issues an alert as rare PAM cases, caused by the 'brain-eating amoeba,' surge in Kozhikode. Here's ...

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