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The Missouri patient who contracted an infection from a brain-eating amoeba has died, local officials confirmed. The patient passed away Tuesday at a hospital in the St. Louis, Missouri area, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. The adult Missouri resident, whose personal information has not been released, had been waterskiing at a popular recreational spot in …

Man dies after contracting brain-eating amoeba in tourist hotspot  The Independent Missouri Patient with ‘Brain-Eating’ Infection Linked to Waterskiing Dies Less Than 1 Week Later  People.com Missouri resident dies from brain-eating amoeba after water skiing in Lake of the Ozarks  The Independent Man infected with ‘brain-eating’ amoeba in Missouri has died, DHSS says  KOMU 8 Missouri health leaders confirm death of patient with rare …

Naegleria fowleri  infects people by traveling up the nose and to the brain (shown here) where it consumes brain tissue. Photo: Dr. James Roberts, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta KANSAS CITY —An adult with a laboratory-confirmed infection of Naegleria fowleri has died, according to a statement from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. The patient died on Tuesday in …

A man infected with primary amebic meningoencephalitis, or PAM, in Missouri has died, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported Wednesday. The man died Tuesday at a St. Louis-area hospital. The man contracted the illness after being exposed to a “brain-eating” amoeba. The infection kills brain cells very rapidly and is usually deadly. However, the infection is extremely …

A Missouri resident has been hospitalized with what health officials described as a deadly “brain-eating infection” after possibly waterskiing in a local lake. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said in a Wednesday news release that the patient — who they have not identified — appears to have been exposed to a Naegleria fowleri. The agency described Naegleria …

A person has been hospitalized in Missouri after contracting a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba from swimming in a popular local lake. No name or age has been released for the patient, but the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services stated that exposure likely occurred at the Lake of the Ozarks. They had been waterskiing at the popular …

Missouri resident infected with brain-eating amoeba after trip to Lake of the Ozarks  Kansas City Star Person infected with brain-eating amoeba after water-skiing, health officials say  Fox News Rare brain-eating amoeba infection possibly linked to water skiing confirmed in Missouri  CBS News Missouri health leaders update potential link to brain-eating amoeba at Lake of the Ozarks  KY3 Patient contracts deadly amoeba after waterskiing in …

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.  The patient, who was not identified, is being treated in an intensive care unit for a confirmed Naegleria fowleri amoeba infection, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said. Public health officials …

Health officials across California are asking people to stay away from wild animals after two children contracted a brain-eating parasite.  A CDC report this week revealed a 14-year-old boy and 15-month-old boy suffered from a B. procyonis infection in September 2024 in Los Angeles, prompting a public alert by the agency. B. procyonis infection, also known as raccoon roundworm infection, is a …

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Two weeks after Jaysen Carr spent the Fourth of July swimming and riding on a boat on one of South Carolina’s most popular lakes, he was dead from an amoeba that lives in the warm water and entered his brain through his nose. His parents had no clue the brain-eating amoeba, whose scientific name is Naegleria fowleri, …