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Brain eating amoeba found in Missouri resident after trip to Lake of the Ozarks
The deadly infection has been historically rare, but as climate change heats up waters and worsens flooding, research shows cases could become more common.
Author: Hunter Bassler
Published: 1:39 PM CDT August 13, 2025
Updated: 4:04 PM CDT August 13, 2025
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MISSOURI, USA — A Missouri resident is in intensive care after officials confirmed they had contracted a rare and deadly infection after swimming at the Lake of the Ozarks.
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services confirmed the swimmer was infected with Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as a brain-eating amoeba. The amoeba can cause a deadly infection of the brain called primary amebic meningoencephalitis, or PAM...
Brain eating amoeba found in Missouri resident after trip to Lake of the Ozarks
The deadly infection has been historically rare, but as climate change heats up waters and worsens flooding, research shows cases could become more common.
Author: Hunter Bassler
Published: 1:39 PM CDT August 13, 2025
Updated: 4:04 PM CDT August 13, 2025
MISSOURI, USA — A Missouri resident is in intensive care after officials confirmed they had contracted a rare and deadly infection after swimming at the Lake of the Ozarks.
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services confirmed the swimmer was infected with Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as a brain-eating amoeba. The amoeba can cause a deadly infection of the brain called primary amebic meningoencephalitis, or PAM...