Experts were surprised to find that Lake Minnewaska had the parasite, because it doesn’t have the usual characteristics of a lake with the amoeba, reports Minnesota Public Radio News. "It is not what ...

He added that the amoeba was found in freshwater lakes, particularly in water that was warm. “People should not jump or dive into water. That is a sure way for the amoeba to enter the body.

A rare brain-eating amoeba has sickened a Missouri resident who went swimming in Iowa. The individual is now in intensive care. The swimmer had recently visited the Lake of Three Fires in Taylor ...

The amoeba can cause an infection of the brain, which is usually fatal. Infections are rare in the US, with 34 reported between 2009 and 2018. Officials in Lake Jackson said they were disinfecting ...

A teenager from Las Vegas died after being infected by a rare brain-eating amoeba, the Southern Nevada Health District said Wednesday. The boy, who was under 18, might have been exposed at Lake ...