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A Missouri resident has died from a rare brain infection after water skiing in the Lake of the Ozarks.
Missouri health officials confirm the resident who contracted a case of what is commonly known as the "brain-eating" amoeba ...
A Missouri man died Tuesday after contracting a rare and deadly microscopic amoeba while skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks.
The man had been waterskiing on the Lake of the Ozarks in the days before contracting the infection, known as primary amebic ...
A Missouri resident has died from a rare Naegleria fowleri infection, commonly known as a "brain-eating amoeba", after water ...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. ( KTVI) — An adult in Missouri has died after they became infected with a brain-eating amoeba earlier this month, officials have confirmed.
A Missouri man’s lake outing has ended in tragedy. Local health officials announced this week that a resident died from a ...
Although not confirmed, preliminary information suggests the patient may have contracted the amoeba while water skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks.
Kansans have twice been killed by the type of brain-eating amoeba that recently infected a patient in Missouri, but officials say such cases are rare.
The lawsuits, filed Wednesday, claim the companies neglected safety measures, causing a "completely preventable" outbreak that has killed at least five and sickened many more. Other states making news ...