A Missouri resident has died from a rare brain infection after water skiing in the Lake of the Ozarks.

Naegleria fowleri lives in warm, fresh water and can enter the brain through the nose, where it causes inflammation and tissue death. Fewer than 200 people have contracted the amoeba since 1962, but ...

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

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

ST. LOUIS, Mo. ( KTVI) — An adult in Missouri has died after they became infected with a brain-eating amoeba earlier this month, officials have confirmed.

Naegleria fowleri is a one-celled organism that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control explains is “often called the ...

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services claims someone who contracted a rare brain infection may have been ...

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services confirmed a rare case of brain infection linked to Lake of the Ozarks.

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) announced Wednesday that a patient who was diagnosed with a rare ...

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