A Missouri man’s lake outing has ended in tragedy. Local health officials announced this week that a resident died from a ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. ( KTVI) — An adult in Missouri has died after they became infected with a brain-eating amoeba earlier this month, officials have confirmed.

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

A Missouri resident has died from a rare Naegleria fowleri infection, commonly known as a "brain-eating amoeba", after water ...

Kansans have twice been killed by the type of brain-eating amoeba that recently infected a patient in Missouri, but officials ...

Although not confirmed, preliminary information suggests the patient may have contracted the amoeba while water skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks.

A Missouri resident has died from a rare brain infection ... “Recreational water users should assume that Naegleria fowleri ...

Missouri health officials confirm the resident who contracted a case of what is commonly known as the "brain-eating" amoeba ...

open image in gallery The Lake of the Ozarks is located in central Missouri. Naegleria fowleri is often found in warm ...

The Missouri resident who was diagnosed with a rare “brain-eating” infection last week has died, according to officials. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services made the announcement ...

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 ...