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Brain eating amoeba found in Missouri resident

Swimmer contracts brain-eating amoeba at Missouri lake

A man is in the ICU after swimming in the Lake of the Ozarks, and the CDC says this amoeba can be deadly in the first 18 days of infection that usually starts five days after symptoms show.

Newsweek on MSN · 8h

Warning Issued After State Sees First Brain-Eating Amoeba Case in 3 Years

The infection comes as Jaysen Carr, a 12-year-old boy from South Carolina, died on July 18 after being exposed to Naegleria fowleri while swimming in Lake Murray. The incident has drawn attention to the dangers of this rare but deadly amoeba that thrives in warm freshwater during the summer.

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Rare brain-eating amoeba infection possibly linked to water skiing confirmed in Missouri

A person in Missouri has been hospitalized after contracting a brain-eating amoeba, possibly after water skiing in the Lake of the Ozarks, state health officials said Wednesday.

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Missouri Patient in ICU for 97% Fatal ‘Brain-Eating’ Infection Linked to Waterskiing on Local Lake

Naegleria fowleri is a one-celled organism that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control explains is “often called the ...

Patient contracts deadly amoeba after waterskiing in Lake of the Ozarks

The amoeba is a single-celled organism that lives in hot springs, lakes and other warm freshwater bodies. Infections are rare ...

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