The Brain-Eating Amoeba

Barbara Blair, Payal Sarkar, Kelly R. Bright, Francine Marciano-Cabral, and Charles P. Gerba Author affiliations: University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA ; and Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, ...  

A 9-year-old boy from California died last weekend as a result of a brain-eating amoeba that health officials believe he contracted while swimming.  

The recent death of a Lake Elsinore boy from a water-borne parasite that he apparently ingested while swimming prompted Riverside County health officials Tuesday to advise residents to take precautions when ...  

A day after Riverside County health officials warned the public that a 9-year-old boy who swam in Lake Elsinore died from a rare brain-eating amoeba, the lake still drew visitors.  

Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills Arizona Boy - CDC: Cases Are Spiking In 2007 PHOENIX -- A 14-year-old Lake Havasu boy has become the sixth victim to die nationwide this year of a microscopic organism that attacks the ...