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

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

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

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

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 has confirmed that a Missouri resident has been diagnosed with a rare ...

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.

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 claims someone who contracted a rare brain infection may have been ...