North Carolina health officials believe that he contracted Naegleria fowleri, an amoeba naturally found in warm freshwater in the summer, at the man-made lake. Cases of the brain-eating amoeba are ...

There have only been ten cases reported in California since 1971. A Man Died After Contracting a Brain-Eating Amoeba from a Water Park: What You Need to Know When reached by the outlet for an ...

A young woman has died after contracting a brain-eating amoeba from an indoor swimming pool. The 30-year-old is believed to have caught Naegleria fowleri — which is fatal in 97 percent of cases ...

The Texas boy and Arkansas girl were the first survivors of the brain-eating amoeba since 1978. Between 1962 and 2022, there were 157 confirmed human cases of N. fowleri infection in the U.S ...

That is because the amoeba is very rare. The Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia, has documented 24 cases in the United States since 1989. Health officials do not know what caused ...

Naegleria fowleri is commonly called a brain-eating amoeba because it causes a brain infection that is typically fatal. Official records show 164 people in the US were infected with the disease ...

Maryam died despite medical efforts, highlighting the concern over the presence of the brain-eating amoeba in the city's water. The deceased was admitted to the hospital on February 19 after ...