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.

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

Although not confirmed, preliminary information suggests the patient may have contracted the amoeba while water skiing at the ...

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

“Recreational water users should assume that Naegleria fowleri is present in warm freshwater across the United States; ...

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

Missouri health leaders have confirmed that the patient suffering from a laboratory-confirmed infection of a brain-eating ameba died on Tuesday, Aug. 19. According to a Missouri Department of Health ...

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 ...

A person in Missouri has been hospitalized after contracting a brain-eating amoeba, possibly after water skiing in the Lake ...

A person is undergoing treatment after being diagnosed with a brain-eating amoeba infection in Missouri, officials announced. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (MODHSS) said in a ...

Missouri health officials confirmed a rare Naegleria fowleri brain-eating amoeba infection in a patient who recently visited the Lake of the Ozarks. The patient is hospitalized in intensive care.