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 ...

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 rare brain-eating amoeba infected and killed a child in Texas earlier this month. Arlington officials said that the boy had been hospitalized with primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) – a rare ...

As Americans find ways to cope with an unusually sweltering summer, many of them have taken to bodies of water to cool off. But at least two people who ventured to freshwater swimming holes this ...

(WJW) — A 71-year-old woman died after developing a rare and deadly brain infection linked to using tap water from an RV’s water system at a Texas campground, federal health officials confirmed.

Infections caused by Naegleria fowleri can lead to symptoms including fever, seizures, hallucinations and death.

WASHINGTON — A fatal case of brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina is bringing attention to the rare, but often deadly, situation. The South Carolina Department of Public Health (SCDPH) confirmed a ...

THE purpose of this paper is to invite attention to some of the bizarre and puzzling manifestations of amebiasis that have been encountered, with special reference to hepatic complications. Pitfalls ...

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