Warning over rise in cases of deadly ‘brain-eating’ amoeba infections in Kerala - Kerala introduces special treatment ...

Naegleria fowleri, which resides in warm freshwater, enters through the nose. Recovery from infection is rare.

LAKE JACKSON, Texas (KTRK) -- The city of Lake Jackson is apologizing to its residents and taking responsibility after a brain-eating amoeba caused the death of a 6-year-old last month. City officials ...

Naegleria fowleri, commonly called the brain-eating amoeba, is a rare but serious threat in warm freshwater during hot months. The amoeba enters through the nose and travels to the brain, causing a ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – A deadly case of brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina is bringing renewed national attention to a test developed right here in Central Florida. The patient, a young boy, died earlier ...

A South Carolina hospital patient died from Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba, likely contracted at Lake Murray. Infection occurs when the amoeba enters the nose and travels to the brain, often ...

For Kerala, a land blessed with rivers, streams and countless ponds, the Southwest Monsoon usually paints a picture of ...

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

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — One person has died in South Carolina after recently contracting a rare case of a brain-eating amoeba that occurs naturally in freshwater, state health officials have ...

Missouri health officials confirm the resident who contracted a case of what is commonly known as the "brain-eating" amoeba has died.That individual had been water skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks ...