US man dies from rare brain-eating amoeba infection
A Missouri man has died after contracting a rare Naegleria fowleri infection, known as the “brain-eating amoeba,” while water skiing at Lake of the Ozarks. The amoeba enters through the nose and attacks the brain, causing fatal primary amebic meningoencephalitis. Fewer than 10 US cases occur annually, though health officials urge simple precautions in warm freshwater.