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

A Missourian who contracted an amoeba that kills brain cells at the Lake of the Ozarks has died, the Missouri Department of ...

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

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

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

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

The microscopic amoeba is commonly found in warm freshwater such as lakes, river and ponds. Test results by an independent lab confirmed the water is safe. (Free article.) Zoo staff hope their story ...

ST. LOUIS — A man is battling for his life at a St. Louis-area hospital after being infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba ...

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

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

A Missouri resident has contracted a brain-eating amoeba, possibly after water skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks days prior.