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

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

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

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

A Missourian who contracted an amoeba that kills brain cells at the Lake of the Ozarks has died, the Missouri Department of ...

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