Health officials in Missouri say a resident has contracted a lab-confirmed case of what is commonly known as "brain-eating" ...

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

A 2-year-old Missouri girl drowned Wednesday morning in the Lake of the Ozarks after she wandered away from her home.

The deadly infection has been historically rare, but as climate change heats up waters and worsens flooding, research shows ...

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

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

Lake of the Ozarks State Park's campground section 4 has reopened after undergoing extensive renovations, according to a news ...

The Missouri Department of Health has begun an investigation into the brain-eating ameba after a person showed symptoms after ...

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

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

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services confirmed a rare case of brain infection linked to Lake of the Ozarks.