Earlier this month, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported that the patient was being treated.

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

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that the patient died on August 19 at a hospital in St. Louis.

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.

A patient who was infected earlier this summer with a rare brain-eating amoeba has died from the infection, Missouri health officials announced Wednesday.

The microscopic, single-celled organism is commonly found in warm, fresh water such as lakes, rivers, and ponds, and thrives ...

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

The Missouri resident who was diagnosed with a rare “brain-eating” infection last week has died, according to officials. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior ...

Missouri health officials confirm the death of an adult who was exposed to Naegleria fowleri last week. Naegleria fowleri is a microscopic single-celled free-living ameba that can cause rare deadly ...

Kerala's health department issues an alert as rare PAM cases, caused by the 'brain-eating amoeba,' surge in Kozhikode. Here's ...

Health department in State addresses delays in diagnosing amoebic meningoencephalitis, highlighting new molecular diagnostic facilities for faster treatment.

A 12-year-old died on July 18, 2025, from a rare brain-eating amoeba after swimming in Lake Murray in South Carolina, near a ...