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, ...
A sharp rise in rare and fatal brain infections—from Kerala’s Naegleria fowleri cases to Japanese encephalitis across 11 ...
Kerala faces a spike in deadly brain-eating amoeba infections, with 170 cases and 42 deaths in 2025, pushing officials to boost surveillance and prevention.
A Texas woman has died after contracting a rare infection from a brain-eating amoeba while using tap water to clear out her ...
ORLANDO, Fla. – A deadly case of brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina is bringing renewed national attention to a test developed right here in Central Florida. The patient, a young boy, died earlier ...
ARLINGTON, Texas -- A child died Sept. 11 from a brain-eating amoeba after visiting a splash pad in Arlington, Texas. Tests confirmed the amoeba was found at the Don Misenhimer Park splash pad, ...
A Missouri resident is in intensive care after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba, likely while water skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks, state health officials confirmed Wednesday. The case of ...
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, ...