The patient contracted Naegleria fowleri while water skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks, health officials said. Here's what we ...

A Missouri man’s lake outing has ended in tragedy. Local health officials announced this week that a resident died from a ...

An adult in Missouri has died after they became infected with a brain-eating amoeba earlier this month, officials have ...

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

Missouri health officials confirm the resident who contracted a case of what is commonly known as the "brain-eating" amoeba ...

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

A Missourian who contracted an amoeba that kills brain cells at the Lake of the Ozarks has died, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said Wednesday. The Department of Mental Health ...

The amoeba is typically found in warm freshwater, including lakes, rivers and ponds. While health officials have not ...

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

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

A Missouri resident has contracted a brain-eating amoeba, possibly after water skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks days prior.