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A Missouri man’s lake outing has ended in tragedy. Local health officials announced this week that a resident died from a ...
The man had been waterskiing on the Lake of the Ozarks in the days before contracting the infection, known as primary amebic ...
The man infected with a "brain-eating" amoeba died Tuesday in a St. Louis-area hospital. The Missouri health department said ...
S T. LOUIS, Mo. ( KTVI) — An adult in Missouri has died after they became infected with a brain-eating amoeba earlier this ...
Missouri health officials confirm the resident who contracted a case of what is commonly known as the "brain-eating" amoeba ...
Although not confirmed, preliminary information suggests the patient may have contracted the amoeba while water skiing at the ...
The patient contracted Naegleria fowleri while water skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks, health officials said. Here's what we ...
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 brain-eating amoeba case in Missouri highlights the risks of warm freshwater activities, as health officials recommend ...
A person in Missouri has been hospitalized after contracting a brain-eating amoeba, possibly after water skiing in the Lake ...
A Missouri resident has contracted a brain-eating amoeba, possibly after water skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks days prior.
A person is undergoing treatment after being diagnosed with a brain-eating amoeba infection in Missouri, officials announced.