Brain infections caused by so‑called brain‑eating amoebas have long been treated as medical curiosities, terrifying but ...

If the phrase “brain-eating amoeba” sounds like something out of a sci-fi horror movie, you’re not alone. In Arizona, it’s a very real concern that lurks in warm fresh water during the hottest months.

A Missourian has contracted a rare, often deadly brain infection from an amoeba, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. The amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, is often called a ...

Scientists are calling for urgent action on free-living amoebas – a little-known group of microbes that could pose a growing ...

(NEXSTAR) – Infections of brain-eating amoeba are on the rise — and the warming climate may only exacerbate the problem, according to one of the world’s preeminent experts on the subject. “Yes, we are ...

A Missouri adult is hospitalized with a rare brain infection caused by the Naegleria fowleri amoeba, likely contracted while water skiing. Two Kansas children died from the same amoeba in 2011 and ...

Deadly brain infections once associated with rare summer swims in southern lakes are now appearing in places that never ...

Missouri health officials confirm the resident who contracted a case of what is commonly known as the "brain-eating" amoeba has died.That individual had been water skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks ...

(WJW) – A Missouri resident remains in intensive care at the hospital after health officials said she was infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba. According to the Missouri Department of Health and ...

WACO, Texas -- A 10-year-old girl who was hospitalized after she contracted a brain-eating amoeba has died. Lily Mae Avant died early Monday morning, her family confirmed. Lily's family told WFAA the ...

A Missouri resident has contracted a rare and often fatal brain infection caused by the Naegleria fowleri amoeba, commonly known as the "brain-eating amoeba." Infection occurs when water containing ...

Naegleria fowleri, commonly called the brain-eating amoeba, is a rare but serious threat in warm freshwater during hot months. The amoeba enters through the nose and travels to the brain, causing a ...