Brain-eating amoeba kills Missouri water-skier as health officials urge precautions when swimming in warm, fresh bodies of ...

A Missouri resident has died from a rare brain infection after water skiing in the Lake of the Ozarks.

The individual likely contracted the amoeba while water skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks, according to the Missouri ...

A Missouri man who became infected with a brain-eating amoeba has died less than one week after public health officials ...

The man infected with a "brain-eating" amoeba died Tuesday in a St. Louis-area hospital. The Missouri health department said ...

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

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

A Missouri man died Tuesday after contracting a rare and deadly microscopic amoeba while skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks.

A brain-eating amoeba case in Missouri highlights the risks of warm freshwater activities, as health officials recommend ...

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

A person in Missouri has been hospitalized after contracting a brain-eating amoeba, possibly after water skiing in the Lake ...

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