Naegleria fowleri lives in warm, fresh water and can enter the brain through the nose, where it causes inflammation and ...

Individuals become infected when water containing the amoeba enters the body through the nose from freshwater sources.

The microscopic amoeba is commonly found in warm freshwater such as lakes, river and ponds. Test results by an independent ...

A Missourian who contracted an amoeba that kills brain cells at the Lake of the Ozarks has died, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said Wednesday. The Department of Mental Health ...

The patient contracted Naegleria fowleri while water skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks, health officials said. Here's what we know.

A potentially deadly amoeba has been found in drinking water in Australia. Testing by Queensland health authorities found ...

One of the most dangerous microorganisms on Earth, Naegleria fowleri has a well-earned nickname as the "brain-eating amoeba," ...

The infection comes as Jaysen Carr, a 12-year-old boy from South Carolina, died on July 18 after being exposed to Naegleria ...

Kerala's health department issues an alert as rare PAM cases, caused by the 'brain-eating amoeba,' surge in Kozhikode. Here's ...

A deadly brain-eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, has surfaced in Kozhikode, claiming the life of a nine-year-old and ...

The case of Naegleria fowleri — the scientific term for the amoeba — marks another confirmed U.S. infection this summer after ...