A city in Texas issued a disaster declaration Saturday after a brain-eating amoeba was found in water supplies, weeks after a 6-year-old boy died after contracting the microbe. The Texas ...

"Five years ago, we would never have known that this recent case was caused by the amoeba," Ratard says. Another new element: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now tests water ...

The risk of Naegleria fowleri is higher during and after heat waves, when water temperatures are warmer. The amoeba have been known to survive temperatures as high as 114.4 degrees Fahrenheit.

I study parasites and have a particular interest in those that target the brain, which is why this amoeba captured my interest. While swimming in fresh water is the most likely source of this ...

In the U.S., there have been at least three reported deaths this year from the infection, which occurs when the amoeba enters the nose during submersion in fresh water, usually while swimming.

An infection by the amoeba happens when it enters the body through the nose "during water-related activities" - such as splashing, swimming or submerging - and then travels to the brain ...

Brain-eating-amoeba infections are extremely rare, but when they do strike, they are almost always deadly, killing around 97% of victims. Such infections are caused by free-living amoebas, such as ...

A man in southwest Florida died after becoming infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba, which state health officials say was "possibly as a result of sinus rinse practices utilizing tap water." ...

You may not have heard of Naegleria fowleri by its scientific name, but chances are you may have heard about a brain-eating amoeba. And as water temperatures continue to climb in Florida and ...

Languages: English. Lake Mead visitors should exhibit caution when participating in water activities in the area as a rare, brain-eating amoeba could be present under the right conditions.

However, a spinal tap revealed that he had the aforementioned water-borne amoeba, which medics suspected had infiltrated his noggin via his nose. Naegleria fowleri infiltrates swimmers’ noses ...

It can also be found in poorly maintained or unchlorinated pools.Infections caused by Naegleria fowleri may occur when water, where the amoeba is present, enters the body through a person's nose ...