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Missouri resident diagnosed with brain-eating amoeba

Newsweek on MSN · 3h

Warning Issued After State Sees First Brain-Eating Amoeba Case in 3 Years

The infection comes as Jaysen Carr, a 12-year-old boy from South Carolina, died on July 18 after being exposed to Naegleria fowleri while swimming in Lake Murray. The incident has drawn attention to the dangers of this rare but deadly amoeba that thrives in warm freshwater during the summer.

FOX 8 News · 16m

Patient hospitalized with rare brain-eating amoeba, possibly from water-skiing: Officials

A Missouri resident remains in intensive care after health officials said she was infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba.

CBS News on MSN · 2d

Rare brain-eating amoeba infection possibly linked to water skiing confirmed in Missouri

A person in Missouri has been hospitalized after contracting a brain-eating amoeba, possibly after water skiing in the Lake of the Ozarks, state health officials said Wednesday.

Patient contracts deadly amoeba after waterskiing in Lake of the Ozarks

The amoeba is a single-celled organism that lives in hot springs, lakes and other warm freshwater bodies. Infections are rare ...

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Missouri health leaders update potential link to brain-eating amoeba at Lake of the Ozarks

The Missouri Department of Health has begun an investigation into the brain-eating ameba after a person showed symptoms after ...

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