A rare “brain-eating amoeba” has been found in recreational waters at several western national parks, including Lake Mead, Grand Teton and Yellowstone. Researchers discovered Naegleria fowleri, which ...

A single-celled organism known as the “brain-eating amoeba” was found in two of the U.S.’s most popular national parks, according to a recently published study. A multi-institutional study conducted ...

A team of researchers is sounding the alarm after a "brain-eating amoeba" was found in some of the nation's most iconic parks.

COLUMBIA — An infectious disease expert with MU Health Care said that while a severe brain infection caused by an amoeba is often deadly, it is extremely rare. Christian Rojas Moreno said the way to ...