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

Health officials in Missouri say a resident has contracted a lab-confirmed case of what is commonly known as "brain-eating" ...

ST. LOUIS — A man is battling for his life at a St. Louis-area hospital after being infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba ...

A man in Missouri contracted a rare brain-eating amoeba, and officials believe he likely got it while water skiing at the ...

The amoeba is a single-celled organism that lives in hot springs, lakes and other warm freshwater bodies. Infections are rare ...

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

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

A brain-eating amoeba case in Missouri highlights the risks of warm freshwater activities, as health officials recommend preventing water from entering the nose.

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

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

The Missouri Department of Health has begun an investigation into the brain-eating ameba after a person showed symptoms after ...

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