Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two dead, another infected, as rare brain disease reported in one Oregon county Two people are believed to have died of a rare, ...

The brain-eating amoeba case is rare, but it’s a wake-up call for anyone rinsing their sinuses with tap water. A 71-year-old Texas woman has died after contracting a rare and almost always fatal brain ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Missouri resident has been diagnosed with a laboratory-confirmed infection of Naegleria fowleri, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) announced Wednesday.

COLUMBIA — An infectious disease expert with MU Health Care said that while a severe brain infection caused by an amoeba is often deadly, it is extremely rare. Christian Rojas Moreno said the way to ...

A Missourian who contracted a rare brain infection from an amoeba has died, health officials confirmed Wednesday. The patient died Tuesday at a St. Louis-area hospital, according to the Missouri ...

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BEAUFORT — The S.C. Department of Health has reported the first death related to eastern equine encephalitis in the state in more than 20 years. The fatality occurred in Beaufort County. “While cases ...

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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 ...