Naegleria fowleri lives in warm, fresh water and can enter the brain through the nose, where it causes inflammation and ...

At just three weeks old, Olivia was diagnosed with biliary atresia, a rare and life-threatening liver disease. Mom Ciera ...

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services confirmed the death of a patient after showing symptoms of a rare brain infection.

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) announced Wednesday that a patient who was diagnosed with a rare ...

Missouri health leaders have confirmed that the patient suffering from a laboratory-confirmed infection of a brain-eating ...

The microscopic amoeba is commonly found in warm freshwater such as lakes, river and ponds. Test results by an independent ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is conducting an invasive carp removal in the Platte River.

Individuals become infected when water containing the amoeba enters the body through the nose from freshwater sources.

The patient contracted Naegleria fowleri while water skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks, health officials said. Here's what we know.

Thousands of boat enthusiasts and partygoers will be attending the 37th annual Lake of the Ozarks Shootout this weekend, ...

A drowning at Lake of the Ozarks claims the life of a 3-year-old boy from Tuscumbia, Missouri, on Sunday afternoon.

A Barry County man has died following a boat crash in Table Rock Lake on Monday, August 18. According to a Missouri State ...