It's nearly always fatal, and it's showing up farther north than ever. Here's what to know before you swim this summer.

Researchers Detect ‘Brain-Eating’ Amoeba in Waters at Three Western National Park Sites ...

Cases are very, very rare, but are almost always deadly.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A 12-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba two weeks after a holiday weekend on a popular South Carolina lake. The brain-eating amoeba enters the body when water is forced ...

A Missouri resident died after being infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba at the Lake of the Ozarks, state health officials announced this week. The patient, identified only as an adult from ...

The city has reported its first confirmed death from the brain-eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, this year, after a ...

Corrections and clarifications: An earlier version misstated the nature of amoebas, which are single-celled eukaryotic organisms. A single-celled organism known as the "brain-eating amoeba" was found ...

OUACHITA PARISH, Louisiana -- Brain-eating amoebas have been detected in two water systems in Louisiana, the state's health department said Thursday. Health officials reassured residents that drinking ...

A brain-eating amoeba is spreading across US national parks — here’s what you need to know - Infections can lead to coma and death in just five days ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A 12-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba two weeks after a holiday weekend on a popular South Carolina lake. The brain-eating amoeba enters the body when water is forced up ...