Scientists are raising concerns about free-living amoebae, resilient microbes that can survive in water systems and enable the spread of deadly infections.

COLUMBIA — An infectious disease expert with MU Health Care said that while a severe brain infection caused by an amoeba is often deadly, it is extremely rare. Christian Rojas Moreno said the way to ...

A Missouri resident has contracted a rare and often fatal brain infection caused by the Naegleria fowleri amoeba, commonly known as the "brain-eating amoeba." Infection occurs when water containing ...

Missouri health officials confirm the resident who contracted a case of what is commonly known as the "brain-eating" amoeba has died.That individual had been water skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks ...

ALARM ON A RARE BRAIN INFECTION IN MISSOURI. TONIGHT, A PATIENT IS HOSPITALIZED AFTER GOING TO LAKE OF THE OZARKS. KMBC NINE DORISSA WHITE IS GETTING ANSWERS FROM HEALTH LEADERS ABOUT MAKING SURE ...

ACCURATE FORECAST IN MINUTES. RIGHT NOW, PARENTS FROM SOUTH CAROLINA ARE WARNING FAMILIES HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA ABOUT SOME OF THE DANGERS OF BRAIN EATING AMOEBA LURKING IN WARM BODIES OF WATER.

A man infected with primary amebic meningoencephalitis, or PAM, in Missouri has died, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported Wednesday. The man died Tuesday at a St. Louis-area ...

(WJW) – A Missouri resident remains in intensive care at the hospital after health officials said she was infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba. According to the Missouri Department of Health and ...

Scientists are warning that a microscopic predator is quietly exploiting the world’s warming and aging water systems, ...

Health officials in Missouri say a resident has contracted a lab-confirmed case of what is commonly known as "brain-eating" amoeba, and the individual had been at the Lake of the Ozarks before falling ...