Health officials said the North Carolina man died after contracting the "brain-eating amoeba." Laboratory tests confirmed that the man, who was identified by the local media as Eddie Gray, became ill with Naegleria fowleri after swimming in the Fantasy Lake water park in the area ...

In Seattle, a woman tragically died after contracting a rare brain amoeba. A 69-year-old woman contracted the infection after doctors ordered her to flush her sinuses with a special solution. Instead of using sterile water or saline, which are recommended when using the drug, ...

A deadly, brain-eating amoeba has been found in Louisiana County drinking water. Naegleria fowleri, which causes fatal brain edema and tissue destruction, was discovered over the weekend in the suburb of Terrebonne, Louisiana, about an hour south of New Orleans, reports ...

In Florida, a patient whose name has not yet been disclosed is undergoing treatment after a brain infection with an amoeba. This was stated by the Department of Health. This is the fourth reported case of Naegleria fowleri parasite infection this year. “We believe that this person became infected with the parasite while swimming in...