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 ...
A team of researchers is sounding the alarm after a "brain-eating amoeba" was found in some of the nation's most iconic parks ...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS/Gray News) - A patient in the hospital died from a brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina, according to health officials. On Tuesday, Prisma Health Children’s Hospital confirmed it ...
Kerala is grappling with an alarming rise in brain-eating amoeba infections, a rare but deadly disease that attacks the brain. In 2025 alone, the state has reported 69 confirmed cases and 19 deaths, a ...