Murweh Shire Council in south-west Queensland is investigating after testing found a rare amoeba that can cause a serious ...

Naegleria fowleri, the rare, but deadly, so-called brain-eating amoeba, can be found in Pennsylvania's waters.

It is very unlikely to survive an infection by this amoeba that thrives in freshwater. Here’s what to know now if you live in ...

The parents of Jaysen Carr, a 12-year-old who died July 18 from a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a South Carolina lake ...

Most people would think that using a nasal irrigation device would be harmless to their health. For one woman, the results ...

The Naegleria fowleri is a free-living amoeba, which is a one-celled organism that thrives in warm fresh water like lakes, rivers and hot springs, the CDC states. It is usually called the brain-eating ...

A child in South Carolina has died after being infected with Naegleria fowleri, commonly referred to as brain-eating amoeba.

Jaysen Carr, 12, died just weeks after swimming in Lake Murray in South Carolina. Now, his family is pushing for clearer ...

Rare cases of Naegleria fowleri can result in a severe infection in the brain, with infection fatal in around 95% of cases.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A 12-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba two weeks after a holiday weekend on a popular South ...

Naegleria fowleri is not required to be reported by the DPH. The agency does not track infections from the amoeba and does not provide information about or comment on individual cases, including ...

A patient at the Prisma Health Children’s Hospital in the Midlands recently died as a result of the infection, Dr. Anna-Kathryn Burch, a pediatric infectious disease physician at the hospital ...