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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

A man infected with primary amebic meningoencephalitis, or PAM, in Missouri has died, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported Wednesday.