Most patients who contract the Naegleria fowleri amoeba quickly die of the infection. Symptoms of infection, such as severe headache and stiff neck, may resemble meningitis. There are only four known ...

A child in Nebraska is suspected to have died from a rare case of brain-eating amoeba, health officials said Wednesday. If confirmed, it will be the first known death from Naegleria fowleri in the ...

A Georgia resident died from a brain-eating amoeba likely contracted from a freshwater pond or lake, the Georgia Department of Public Health said in a statement Friday. The infection, a rare one ...

A Missouri resident who became infected with a rare, brain-eating amoeba possibly while swimming in an Iowa lake has died, health officials said. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services ...

A sharp rise in rare and fatal brain infections—from Kerala’s Naegleria fowleri cases to Japanese encephalitis across 11 ...

An Arkansas resident has died after contracting an infection from a rare brain-eating amoeba at a splash pad. According to the Arkansas Department of Health, which did not release the age, gender or ...

Amoebic meningoencephalitis caused more deaths than flu (influenza) and rabies in the state in 2025. The health department ...