Deadly brain infections once associated with rare summer swims in southern lakes are now appearing in places that never ...

Researchers warn that free-living amoebas, microscopic organisms thriving in soil and water, are spreading globally due to ...

(NEXSTAR) – Infections of brain-eating amoeba are on the rise — and the warming climate may only exacerbate the problem, according to one of the world’s preeminent experts on the subject. “Yes, we are ...

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Kerala is facing a serious health concern, experiencing a sudden spike in cases of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), a rare and deadly brain infection caused by the "brain-eating amoeba" ...

A handout photomicrograph provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, depicts the characteristics associated with a case of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare brain infection ...

A Florida teenager was recently hospitalized by what his family described as a rare infection from a "brain-eating amoeba," though a state health official said the agency has no confirmed cases of the ...

If the phrase “brain-eating amoeba” sounds like something out of a sci-fi horror movie, you’re not alone. In Arizona, it’s a very real concern that lurks in warm fresh water during the hottest months.

The family of Lily Mae Avant, the 10-year-old from central Texas who contracted a brain-eating amoeba, said the little girl has died early Monday morning. She "fought the good fight," said her aunt, ...

A child in Nebraska is suspected to have died from a rare case of brain-eating amoeba, health officials said Wednesday. If confirmed, it will be the first known death from Naegleria fowleri in the ...

The family of Lily Mae Avant, the 10-year-old from central Texas who contracted a brain-eating amoeba, said the little girl has died early Monday morning. She "fought the good fight," said her aunt, ...