Naegleria Fowleri

Stillwater's Lily Lake beach to stay closed after infection deaths

2013-05-09 00:54:02

The beach at Lily Lake in Stillwater will not open this year. The Stillwater City Council voted unanimously Tuesday, May 7, to have the beach remain closed. Two children have died from a rare infection after swimming in the lake. "We have to do...

Stillwater's Lily Lake beach will remain closed

2013-05-08 10:14:02

The beach at Lily Lake in Stillwater will not open this year. The Stillwater City Council voted unanimously Tuesday, May 7, to have the beach remain closed. Two children have died from a rare amoeba infection after swimming in the lake. "We have to do...

Brain-eating amoeba suspected in SW Indiana death

2012-09-05 05:08:00

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A parasite commonly referred to as the "brain-eating amoeba" infected a man teaching his daughter to swim in a southwestern Indiana lake, killing him within weeks, his father said Tuesday. State and federal officials have not...

9-year-old Killed By Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba

2012-08-10 12:15:00

STILLWATER, Minn. - Officials suspect a 9-year-old boy who died after swimming in a Minnesota lake was killed by primary amebic meningoencephalitis. Jack Ariola Erenberg died after experiencing flu-like symptoms for two days after swimming in Lily Lake....

Brain-Eating Amoebas Blamed in Three Deaths

2011-08-17 11:54:00

BREVARD COUNTY, FL -- Three people have died this summer after suffering rare infections from a waterborne amoeba that destroys the brain. This is the time of year when there is an uptick in cases. The amoebas flourish in the heat -- especially during...

Deaths From Brain-eating Amoeba Linked to Sinus Remedy

2011-12-16 00:54:00

NEW ORLEANS, LA. -- A sinus-flushing device used to relieve colds and allergies has been linked to a brain-eating amoeba responsible for the deaths of at least 2 people. Health officials in Louisiana issued a warning about neti pots - which are...

Deadly amoeba Naegleria fowleri linked to tap water in neti pot

2011-08-26 09:55:00

Southerners have been warned about the dangers of the deadly amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, which live in warm lakes and ponds, but finding the amoeba lurking in a home's plumbing system raises new concerns. According to a report from the Associated Press, a...

Father of boy killed by brain-eating amoeba speaks about loss

2011-09-12 18:57:00

Relatives of 14 year-old Andrew Chavez identified him as the Kansan who died from Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM), an infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba. According his father, Andrew was two days into his freshman year at Wichita's...

Brain tissue infected by the amoeba Naegleria fowleri , which lives in lakes and ponds. It has recently killed several people in the U.S.

2011-08-18 18:41:53