Researchers are warning of the "urgent need" to address a growing parasitic population ...

Brain infections caused by so‑called brain‑eating amoebas have long been treated as medical curiosities, terrifying but ...

Free-living amoebas aren’t just a threat to the brain. They can cause painful eye infections, particularly in contact lens users, skin lesions in people with weakened immune systems, and rare but ...

The temporary closure of a beach in southern Iowa last week raised alarm among residents of the state and neighbouring Missouri amid reports of a rare “brain eating amoeba” in one individual. Primary ...

Researchers warn rising temperatures may increase deadly amoebae risks in lakes, pools, and water infrastructure worldwide.

Researchers warn that free-living amoebas, microscopic organisms thriving in soil and water, are spreading globally due to ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Community members continue to rally around the family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr. Carr — a student at Hand Middle School — died after being infected with an amoeba he contracted ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Naegleria fowleri, or “brain-eating ameba” kills over 97% of those infected.KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images A ...

The world is full of microbes, which have been competing with one another for space and resources since they arose. We are just beginning to learn about the vast numbers of microorganisms that we ...

>> WE’RE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT. THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH JUST ANNOUNCED THAT SOMEONE HAS DIED FROM A RARE BRAIN EATING AMOEBA. 40/29’S JACOB MURPHY JOINS US LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM TO ...

A 13-year-old boy has been hospitalized after contracting Naegleria fowleri — a deadly brain-eating amoeba — after swimming in Florida. Caleb Ziegelbauer caught the life-threatening infection while ...