The microscopic amoeba is commonly found in warm freshwater such as lakes, river and ponds. Test results by an independent lab confirmed the water is safe. (Free article.) Zoo staff hope their story ...

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

Louis area hospital. The individual was diagnosed with Naegleria fowleri on Aug. 13. DHSS believes it was contracted while ...

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

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

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 ...

A deadly brain-eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, has surfaced in Kozhikode, claiming the life of a nine-year-old and ...

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

Eight cases of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) & two fatalities reported this year, so far. There is nothing to be ...

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.

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

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