A person in Missouri has been hospitalized after contracting a brain-eating amoeba, possibly after water skiing in the Lake ...

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

Naegleria fowleri is a microscopic single-celled free-living ameba that can cause a rare deadly infection of the brain called ...

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

The last Missouri resident to die from the brain-eating infection was in July of 2022, after swimming in Lake of Three Fires ...

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services confirmed a rare case of brain infection linked to Lake of the Ozarks.

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

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has confirmed that a Missouri resident has been diagnosed with a rare ...

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services claims someone who contracted a rare brain infection may have been ...

An adult Missouri resident has been hospitalized after contracting an extremely rare “brain-eating” infection.

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has announced a case of a Missouri adult with an infection of Naegleria ...

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is urging caution if you plan on swimming in any lakes, rivers or ponds in the state.