Naegleria fowleri lives in warm, fresh water and can enter the brain through the nose, where it causes inflammation and ...

At just three weeks old, Olivia was diagnosed with biliary atresia, a rare and life-threatening liver disease. Mom Ciera ...

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services confirmed the death of a patient after showing symptoms of a rare brain infection.

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) announced Wednesday that a patient who was diagnosed with a rare ...

Missouri health leaders have confirmed that the patient suffering from a laboratory-confirmed infection of a brain-eating ...

The microscopic amoeba is commonly found in warm freshwater such as lakes, river and ponds. Test results by an independent ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is conducting an invasive carp removal in the Platte River.

Individuals become infected when water containing the amoeba enters the body through the nose from freshwater sources.

The Bull Shoals Lake bridge in Theodosia, Missouri, is up for free, but potential recipients must still have their wallets ...

The man infected with a "brain-eating" amoeba died Tuesday in a St. Louis-area hospital. The Missouri health department said ...

The patient contracted Naegleria fowleri while water skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks, health officials said. Here's what we know.

The Reeds Spring Wolf Pride Band had their trailer stolen, but the Rotary Club of Table Rock Lake donated $8,000 to help them purchase a new one and the Ozark High School band boosters donated ...