amoeba

Health officials say the deceased person was infected with Naegleria fowleri - likely while swimming in an unnamed freshwater lake or pond.

Dr. Vincent Valente says quick detection is crucial as about 97 percent of people who get sick with the amoeba will die.

July is peak season for getting sick from swimming in a freshwater lake or pond, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Center study.…

Freshwater swimmers are being warned to wear nose clips as the weather gets warmer.Florida Department of Health’s Kent Donahue says the amoeba called…

The family of Zachary Reyna, a LaBelle boy who fought a brain-eating infection for 20 days, says the 12-year-old is now on a ventilator at Miami…

Naegleria fowleri, a fresh water amoeba that attacks the brain, usually kills its victims before they can get treatment. But as the Orlando Sentinel…