Commonly known as the brain-eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri (N. fowleri) is a strain of amoeba that, as reported by USA Today, claimed the life of a two-year-old boy who was infected by the organism ...

Lake Mead National Recreation Area said Naegleria fowleri – popularly known as "brain-eating amoeba" – has been found in hot springs at the hot springs below the Hoover Dam. "Naegleria fowleri ...

An Arkansas toddler died of a rare brain-eating amoeba infection, which was likely contracted at a splash pad at a country club, according to health officials and the county coroner.

The incident marked at least the second confirmed death from Naegleria fowleri in a little over a month. In June, a child died from a brain-eating amoeba after a visit to a Nevada hot spring ...

The brain-eating amoeba that sickened a Missouri resident who'd recently visited Iowa has been found in Northern states more often in recent years as air and water temperatures rise, according to ...

A high school senior from Georgia has died after becoming infected with what the state’s Department of Health says is a rare "brain-eating amoeba." The 17-year-old, named in media reports as ...

A toddler with an “illuminating smile” died from a brain-eating amoeba after playing at an Arkansas country club’s splash pad — the fifth such death in the US. Michael Alexander Pollock ...

Local News 'Exercise that caution': Brain-eating amoeba kills Georgia teen. Here’s how you can stay safe While it's not common, it can happen.

The mother and father of a 29-year-old New Jersey man who died of a rare "brain-eating amoeba" after visiting a Texas water park have filed a wrongful death lawsuit.

A North Carolina man has died from an illness caused by a “brain-eating” amoeba. Eddie Gray, 59, became ill after swimming at Fantasy Lake Water Park in Cumberland County, North Carolina ...