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 …
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A former police chief known as the “Devil in the Ozarks” spent months planning his escape from an Arkansas prison, and said lax security in the kitchen where he worked allowed the convicted murderer to gather the supplies he needed, according to an internal review. The Arkansas Department of Corrections’ critical incident review of Grant Hardin‘s May 25 escape from …
Read More »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 …
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Brain eating amoeba found in Missouri resident after trip to Lake of the Ozarks KSDK ‘Brain-eating’ infection possibly linked to water skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks KY3 Person infected with brain-eating amoeba after water skiiing at Lake of the Ozarks KOMU 8 ‘Brain-eating’ amoeba patient has been at Missouri Lake of the Ozarks KMBC Rare brain-eating amoeba infection possibly linked to water …
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