If you swim in freshwater lakes, here’s what to know about Naegleria fowleri amoeba. For example, the majority of infections ...

Naegleria fowleri is a free‑living amoeba that thrives in ponds, lakes, slow‑moving rivers, poorly chlorinated swimming pools ...

Naegleria fowleri, the brain-eating amoeba, poses a rare but deadly threat in warm, untreated freshwater during summer.

Brain-eating amoeba is a free-living amoeba that can cause a rare but deadly infection and the risk increases in areas such ...

Any natural body of water—whether that be a lake, river, or even an ocean—comes with its risks. This is primarily because they aren’t disinfected like swimming pools. That means they can harbor ...

Tucson Water joined Maricopa County cities in a study of well water in 2005 to determine the amoeba's presence in drinking water and develop treatment to eliminate any potential health risks. The ...

The amoeba is most commonly found in stagnant and warm bodies of water, such as in lakes or swimming pools. However, Pakistan’s worsening infrastructure has greatly exacerbated the problem.

A five-year-old girl who took a hot spring bath is infected with the so-called 'brain-eating amoeba'. According to Chinese ...

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Optometrists have issued a warning to everyone who wears contact lenses as the summer holidays approach. With the warmer weather arriving, many of us will be eyeing up the pool as a way to cool off.

Officials are warning beachgoers to take care amid the July 4 celebrations, over fears that their beaches could be ...

This so-called "brain-eating amoeba" causes primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), a disease with a mortality rate of 97% ...