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

MISSOURI (KFVS) - The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services confirmed the man with a brain-eating amoeba has died ...

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

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

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

The individual was diagnosed with Naegleria fowleri on Aug. 13. DHSS believes it was contracted while the individual was ...

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

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 ...

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

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

The rare infection occurs when the ameba, naegleria fowleri, — which is found in fresh water — travels from the nose into the ...

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