A deadly case of brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina is bringing renewed national attention to a test developed right here in Central Florida. “So we see that… it’s a very uncommon disease,” Dr.

A Missourian has contracted a rare, often deadly brain infection from an amoeba, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. The amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, is often called a ...

ARLINGTON, Texas — A test for the presence a brain-eating amoeba from an Arlington splash pad has come back negative, the City of Arlington announced. The city said the EPA notified them Thursday that ...

Arlington is shutting down all city pools and splash pads after a deadly amoeba was presumed detected during a water test that was part of a voluntary federal study on splash pad safety. City ...

Arlington has closed all public splash pads and swimming pools until further notice after a sample from one facility showed the possible presence of the Naegleria fowleri amoeba, also known as a brain ...

A Missouri resident has contracted a rare and often fatal brain infection caused by the Naegleria fowleri amoeba, commonly known as the "brain-eating amoeba." Infection occurs when water containing ...

A Missouri adult is hospitalized with a rare brain infection caused by the Naegleria fowleri amoeba, likely contracted while water skiing. Two Kansas children died from the same amoeba in 2011 and ...

The city of Arlington said Friday that a water sample collected from one of its splash pads has tested negative for the presence of “brain-eating” amoeba. The Environmental Protection Agency, which ...

St. Bernard Parish President David Peralta on Thursday downplayed new concerns about a rare brain-eating amoeba that was recently detected in the parish’s water system, blaming the positive test on ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Grieving parents of a 12-year-old who died after contracting Naegleria Fowleri, an amoeba in Lake Murray, spoke out for the first time. The family spoke in front of the media ...