An investigation into a 6-year-old boy's death led to thedetection of a brain-eating amoebain a Houston-area city's water supply, health officials confirmed this weekend. CBS affiliate KHOU-TVreportedJosiah McIntyre was hospitalized earlier this month after contractingnaegleria fowleriat either the...
A 29-year-old mandied from what is commonly referred to as a "brain-eating amoeba"after visiting a surf resort in Central Texas. Fabrizio Stabile, a surfer from New Jersey, died on Sept. 21 after falling ill with Naegleria fowleri, a rare but deadly amoeba that can cause a brain infec...
A child has died after being infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba that was found at a Texas splash pad he had visited, and a review discovered lapses in water-quality testing at several parks, officials said Monday. Officials in Arlington, located between Dallas and Fort Worth, said the...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The parents of a 3-year-old boy who died after being infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba that was found at a Texas splash pad he'd visited sued the city that operated it for negligence on Monday. Tariq Williams and Kayla Mitchell filed ...
Arlington, Texas, police said a boy died after being infected by a brain-eating amoeba found at a local splash pad,The Associated Press reported. Authorities said that officials andTarrant County Public Health were notified earlier this month about a child being hospitalized with primary amebic men...
Swallowing contaminated water does not cause this brain-eating infection. The amoeba consumes and digests its way into brain tissue, causing primary amoebic meningoencephalitis(PAM).Naegleria fowleriis often called the "brain-eating amoeba," which is unfortunately fairly accurate. ...
Naegleria fowleri—commonly known as "the brain-eating amoeba"—can be found in warm fresh water. It's a single-celled, free swimming animal that reaches the brain through the nasal passageway by traveling up the olfactory ...
Where Are Brain-Eating Amoebas Found? Naegleria loves very warm water. It can survive in water as hot as 115 F. These amoebas can be found in warm places around the globe. N. fowleri is found in: Warm lakes, ponds, and rock pits ...
LAKE JACKSON, Texas (AP) — A Houston-area official said Monday it will take 60 days to ensure a city drinking water system is purged of a deadly, microscopic parasite that doctors believed killed a boy and that led to warnings for others not to drink ta
An infection with the brain-eating amoeba is nearly always fatal, killing 153 out of 157 patients since the early 1960s. Most cases were found in southern U.S. states, especially Texas (39) and Florida (38). Although Naegleria Fowleri is a heat-loving ameba and is usua...