(NEXSTAR) – Infections of brain-eating amoeba are on the rise — and the warming climate may only exacerbate the problem, according to one of the world’s preeminent experts on the subject. “Yes, we are ...

Kerala has reported more than 70 cases and 20 deaths due to Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis, or PAM – a rare but highly fatal brain infection – also known as the “brain-eating amoeba", authorities ...

A Florida teenager was recently hospitalized by what his family described as a rare infection from a "brain-eating amoeba," though a state health official said the agency has no confirmed cases of the ...

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 ...

Amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare and often deadly brain infection caused by the free-living amoeba Naegleria fowleri, has recently raised alarms in Kerala. The state confirmed a new case involving ...

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. -- Health officials say there has been a confirmed case of Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba, in Hillsborough County, Florida. The amoeba is commonly found in warm ...

A handout photomicrograph provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, depicts the characteristics associated with a case of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare brain infection ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If the phrase “brain-eating amoeba” sounds like something out of a sci-fi horror movie, you’re not alone. In Arizona, it’s a very ...

A child died after being infected with Naegleria fowleri, which is commonly referred to as a brain-eating amoeba. Health officials in Nebraska believe the child became infected after swimming in the ...