A case of a brain eating amoeba has been confirmed in the Palmetto State. In a statement, the South Carolina Department of Public Health said the case was confirmed in early July. "The South Carolina ...

If the phrase “brain-eating amoeba” sounds like something out of a sci-fi horror movie, you’re not alone. In Arizona, it’s a very real concern that lurks in warm fresh water during the hottest months.

Three-year-old boy in Kerala diagnosed with amoebic infection, raising concerns of rare but fatal brain infection.

For most people, swimming in a lake or river is the best way to cool off on a hot summer's day. But there are more than frogs and fish in those waters – microscopic pathogens that can cause serious ...

The amoeba is a single-celled organism that lives in hot springs, lakes and other warm freshwater bodies. The Missouri health department says this is only the state's third case on record, but ...

Two more cases of amoebic meningoencephalitis have been reported in children in Kerala. Health officials are investigating ...

Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba, lives in warm freshwater and can enter the nose during water activities. Infections are rare but often fatal, causing primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) ...

Texas has stepped up efforts to counter the threat posed by a brain-eating amoeba detected in the water supply of a coastal county that led to the death of a 6-year-old boy earlier this month.

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — 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, Mo. (KMOV/Gray News) – A man in Missouri contracted a rare brain-eating amoeba, and officials believe he likely got it while water skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks. The Missouri ...

Naegleria fowleri, commonly called the brain-eating amoeba, is a rare but serious threat in warm freshwater during hot months. The amoeba enters through the nose and travels to the brain, causing a ...