A person in Charlotte County, Florida, has died after being infected with the rare brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri. The infection possibly resulted from “sinus rinse practices utilizing ...

A Florida person is dead after contracting an incredibly rare “brain-eating” infection that appears to have come from tap water, federal health officials said. The person was infected with ...

A person in Florida has died after they were infected with a deadly single-celled organism. The brain-eating amoeba destroys brain tissue and causes death in 97% of cases.

That’s because officials in Florida say they believe a person there has contracted a deadly “brain-eating” amoeba — known as Naegleria fowleri — after using tap water to rinse their sinuses.

The Nevada Division of Public Health reported a person died from a brain-eating amoeba in Lincoln County. VIEW E-EDITION. 99¢ for 6 mos. Support local journalism. Only 99¢ for 6 months.

Naegleria fowleri, commonly referred to as the “brain-eating amoeba,” can cause a rare and devastating infection of the brain called primary amebic meningoencephalitis. Centers for Disease Control ...