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 ...

A Texas woman died after rinsing her sinus passages with tap water, but the brain-eating amoeba that killed her can be found in swimming spots like lakes and ponds across the country and in some ...

One of the world’s most dangerous water-borne microorganisms, commonly called a “brain-eating amoeba”, has recently been detected in two drinking water supplies in south-west Queensland. Both affected ...

Parts of the Lassen Volcanic National Park in California’s Cascade Range resemble the gateway to a hellish underworld, with pools of boiling water and bubbling mud where almost nothing can live, due ...

One of the world's most dangerous water-borne microorganisms, commonly called a "brain-eating amoeba," has recently been detected in two drinking water supplies in southwest Queensland. Subscribe to ...

A Missouri man’s lake outing has ended in tragedy. Local health officials announced this week that a resident died from a rare but nearly always fatal brain amoeba infection likely caught while water ...

Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba, lives in warm freshwater and can enter the nose during water activities. Infections are rare but often fatal, causing primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) ...