A person is undergoing treatment after being diagnosed with a brain-eating amoeba infection in Missouri, officials announced.

Missouri health officials are investigating how the person was exposed, but they may have been in the water at Lake of the ...

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

Missouri health officials confirmed a rare Naegleria fowleri brain-eating amoeba infection in a patient who recently visited the Lake of the Ozarks. The patient is hospitalized in intensive care.

An adult Missouri resident is hospitalized in intensive care with a rare and often deadly brain infection caused by Naegleria ...

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) announced a case of an adult Missouri resident with a laboratory ...

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

Naegleria fowleri, the rare, but deadly, so-called brain-eating amoeba, can be found in Pennsylvania's waters.

A case of the brain-eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, was confirmed in South Carolina in early July. The amoeba is typically found in warm freshwater and enters the brain through the nose, causing ...

What is Naegleria fowleri? Commonly referred to as a brain-eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri is a microscopic, single-celled organism found in warm freshwater environments.

What is Naegleria fowleri? Naegleria fowleri is an amoeba (single-celled living organism) commonly found in warm freshwater bodies like lakes, rivers, and hot springs, according to the DPH.