Health officials in Missouri say a resident has contracted a lab-confirmed case of what is commonly known as "brain-eating" ...

A 2-year-old Missouri girl drowned Wednesday morning in the Lake of the Ozarks after she wandered away from her home.

A Missouri resident has contracted a brain-eating amoeba, possibly after water skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks days prior.

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

The deadly infection has been historically rare, but as climate change heats up waters and worsens flooding, research shows ...

ST. LOUIS — A man is battling for his life at a St. Louis-area hospital after being infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba ...

Lake of the Ozarks State Park's campground section 4 has reopened after undergoing extensive renovations, according to a news ...

Individuals become infected when water containing the amoeba enters the body through the nose from freshwater sources.

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

A 2-year-old girl drowned Wednesday morning after wandering away from her home near the Gravois Arm at 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 ...

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services confirmed a rare case of brain infection linked to Lake of the Ozarks.