(WJW) — A 71-year-old woman died after developing a rare and deadly brain infection linked to using tap water from an RV’s water system at a Texas campground, federal health officials confirmed.

Taking a dip in the pool, jumping into the ocean or simply having a relaxing day at the lake are frequent activities during the summertime in the South. But the recent case concerning a patient at the ...

For most people, swimming in a lake or river is the best way to cool off on a hot summer's day. But there are more than frogs and fish in those waters – microscopic pathogens that can cause serious ...

CALL TO BE ALERT AROUND WARM FRESH WATER AFTER A CHILD POSSIBLY DIED FROM BRAIN EATING AMOEBA. GOOD EVENING. I’M BILL SHAMMERS. I’M JULIE CORNELL THE DOUGLAS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THE CHILD ...

Naegleria fowleri, commonly called the brain-eating amoeba, is a rare but serious threat in warm freshwater during hot months. The amoeba enters through the nose and travels to the brain, causing a ...

A Nevada boy has died after he was infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba that he may have been exposed to at Lake Mead, state health officials announced Wednesday. The boy, described as a Clark ...

How to avoid infection by a brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Being infected with a brain-eating amoeba may not be on your list of potential threats ...

12-year-old Jaysen Carr died from Naegleria fowleri infection after swimming in Lake Murray, South Carolina. Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as the brain-eating amoeba, is found in warm freshwater ...

A Florida man who recently contracted a brain-eating amoeba had died, according to multiple reports. It’s rare to be infected by the amoeba, called Naegleria fowleri, but for those to do it is fatal ...