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Brain eating amoeba found in Missouri resident

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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.

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.

Springfield News-Leader on MSN · 1d

A 'brain-eating amoeba' infection was confirmed in Missouri. Here's what to know

Missouri health officials are investigating how the person was exposed, but they may have been in the water at Lake of the Ozarks before becoming ill.

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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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