The amoeba is typically found in warm freshwater, including lakes, rivers and ponds. While health officials have not ...

Missouri resident dies from brain-eating amoeba after water skiing in Lake of the Ozarks - There are fewer than 10 cases of ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. ( KTVI) — An adult in Missouri has died after they became infected with a brain-eating amoeba earlier this ...

Although not confirmed, preliminary information suggests the patient may have contracted the amoeba while water skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks.