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 Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services confirmed the death of a patient after showing symptoms of a rare brain infection.

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

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MISSOURI (KFVS) - The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services confirmed the man with a brain-eating amoeba has died ...

The Missouri resident who was diagnosed with a rare “brain-eating” infection last week has died, according to officials. The ...

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

: On Wednesday, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services confirmed that the patient being treated for PAM died ...

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

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

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