This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NEXSTAR) – Two children have died this week ...

(WJW) – A Texas woman has died after contracting a rare infection from a brain-eating amoeba while using tap water to clear out her sinuses at an RV campground, according to a recent report. The ...

The family of Lily Mae Avant, the 10-year-old from central Texas who contracted a brain-eating amoeba, said the little girl has died early Monday morning. She "fought the good fight," said her aunt, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A child died from a rare ...

OUACHITA PARISH, Louisiana -- Brain-eating amoebas have been detected in two water systems in Louisiana, the state's health department said. Health officials reassured residents that drinking tap ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri resident has been diagnosed with a rare, life-threatening brain infection. It’s the first confirmed case in the state in 35 years, the Department of Health and Senior ...

A Florida teenager was recently hospitalized by what his family described as a rare infection from a "brain-eating amoeba," though a state health official said the agency has no confirmed cases of the ...

(NEXSTAR) – Infections of brain-eating amoeba are on the rise — and the warming climate may only exacerbate the problem, according to one of the world’s preeminent experts on the subject. “Yes, we are ...

SEATTLE, Washington -- Doctors believe a woman who died from rare brain-eating amoeba used tap water to rinse her sinuses. The 69-year-old Seattle resident died in February after undergoing brain ...

OUACHITA PARISH, Louisiana -- Brain-eating amoebas have been detected in two water systems in Louisiana, the state's health department said Thursday. Health officials reassured residents that drinking ...