The risk of getting a “brain-eating amoeba” or Naegleria fowleri from swimming is incredibly rare, with only 29 infections in the United States since 2013. But the freshwater amoeba is known for ...

A 14-year-old boy in India died Thursday from an infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba he contracted while swimming in contaminated water. The teen, named Midrul, had reportedly picked up the ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — One person has died in South Carolina after recently contracting a rare case of a brain-eating amoeba that occurs naturally in freshwater, state health officials have ...

A Missouri resident has been infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba, possibly linked to water-skiing in the Lake of Ozarks. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) confirmed the ...

(NEXSTAR) – Two children have died this week after becoming infected with Naegleria fowleri, a microscopic organism more commonly known as a “brain-eating amoeba.” The parasite, primarily found in ...

A person died from a brain-eating amoeba in Lincoln County, health officials said Thursday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that the amoeba Naegleria fowleri caused the person ...

A child has likely died from a rare brain-eating amoeba they possibly contracted while swimming in a Nebraska river, according to local health officials. “We can only imagine the devastation this ...

A 10-year old Texas girl has died of Naegleria foweleri, known as the “brain-eating” amoeba. These infections are tragic, but fortunately uncommon. The amoeba live in fresh water and getting water up ...

Infections are rare, but pathogens and bacteria thrive in warmer waters. The sweltering summer heat may send swimmers diving head-first into the nearest body of water, but climate change may ...

The family of a 12-year-old boy who died after contracting a rare and deadly brain-eating amoeba in a South Carolina lake has come forward with a public statement, expressing heartbreak and urging ...