One of these species was Acanthurus leucocheilus, “a large surgeonfish,” that “inhabits shallow, protected reef flats and slopes reefs” of Southeast Asia, researchers said and photos show.

After being sick for several days after the visit, the toddler succumbed to a rare infection caused by Naegleria fowleri, also known as The Brain-Eating Amoeba. But what is this amoeba and why is ...

In some rare cases, parasites such as Naegleria fowleri—found in warm freshwater—can cause a severe form of meningitis known as primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), which is almost always fatal.

coli triggering a diarrhoea outbreak that affected about 20,000 children. Naegleria fowleri, an amoeba thriving in contaminated water, also claimed four lives, with another fatality recently ...

Known ominously as the “brain-eating amoeba,” Naegleria fowleri demonstrates remarkable metabolic flexibility that allows it to survive in both aerobic and anaerobic conditions. This single-celled ...

1 College of Biology and Food, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, China 2 College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, China Conclusion: This study emphasizes that deworming ...

According to a press release from the Georgia Department of Public Health, Naegleria fowleri causes brain swelling and is usually fatal. The person was likely infected while swimming in a freshwater ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has yet to record any cases of "brain-eating amoeba" or Naegleria fowleri infection, but the public has been urged to stay vigilant and take appropriate ...

Naegleria Fowleri, an extremely lethal and rare brain-eating infection causing amoeba, has been identified in South Korea. This amoeba is known to be found in warm freshwater and soil. Getting in ...

Naegleria fowleri, commonly referred to as brain-eating amoeba, is a single-celled living organism that can cause PAM, the rare and almost always fatal infection of the brain. Brain-eating amoeba ...

After four days of testing, they finally determined on Thursday that Stabile had contracted the rare Naegleria fowleri parasite, but it was too late to help. He died the next day, Sept.