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 ...

Infections caused by Naegleria fowleri can lead to symptoms including fever, seizures, hallucinations and death.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Following their 12-year-old son’s death from a rare brain-eating amoeba infection, a family is now fighting for legislation and increased awareness about this issue. The Carr ...

The family and friends of a South Carolina boy who died almost three months ago after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba recently paid tribute to him during a celebration on what would have been ...

A child in Nebraska is suspected to have died from a rare case of brain-eating amoeba, health officials said Wednesday. If confirmed, it will be the first known death from Naegleria fowleri in the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A child died from a rare ...

The family of Lily Mae Avant, the 10-year-old from central Texas who contracted a brain-eating amoeba, said the little girl has died early Monday morning. She "fought the good fight," said her aunt, ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Family and friends of the 12-year-old who died from a rare brain-eating amoeba infection this summer will gather this weekend to honor him. On Oct. 4, members of the community ...