The experts said they thought the condition was caused by Naegleria fowleri, usually dubbed the “brain-eating amoeba”, which is often found in badly managed pools or stagnant water.

A species of organism closely related to a brain-eating amoeba has been found in a popular dam in Western Australia, sparking an urgent warning to swimmers. Naegleria fowleri was detected in ...

A case of a rare brain-eating amoeba has been confirmed in Florida, according to health officials in the US state. The Florida Department of Health (DOH) said one person in Hillsborough County had ...

5-year-old girl in Kerala dies of infection caused by brain-eating amoeba after dip in a pond The girl had taken bath in a nearby pond on May 1 and by May 10 showed symptoms of fever, headache and ...

An Indian teenager is now among a handful of people in the world to survive a rare brain-eating amoeba, partly due to his father coming across a public awareness campaign on social media.

The young boy died due to an infection by a brain eating amoeba. He was under treatment for amoebic meningoencephalitis, a ...

South Korea’s Disease Control and Prevention Agency said that the first case of the disease which affects the brain had been detected ... by the Naegleria fowleri amoeba, cannot be transmitted ...

SEOUL -South Korea on Monday reported its first case of infection from Naegleria fowleri, often referred to as “brain-eating amoeba”. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA ...

SEOUL (The Korea Herald/Asia News Network): South Korea reported its first case of infection from Naegleria fowleri, commonly referred to as “brain-eating amoeba”, health authorities said on ...