A Karachi woman has died from Naegleria, a rare brain-eating amoeba, spotlighting the city's water safety. Authorities ...

Maryam Shakeel, a 36-year-old woman from Karachi, has fallen victim to a rare and deadly infection, succumbing to the Naegleria that has been lurking in the city's water supply. Maryam died despite ...

(CDC/ Dr. George R. Healy) It’s rare, but people who use neti pots can become infected with a brain-eating amoeba if the water they use isn’t safe. Researchers have recently linked a second ...

A 36-year-old woman from Karachi, identified as Maryam Shakeel, has died after contracting Naegleria, a rare and fatal ...

This amoeba makes its way through the nose and infects the brain tissue. It causes severe brain swelling and even leads to seizures and death. PAM may be rare but can affect anybody, especially ...

Maryam was admitted to the hospital on February 19 after experiencing a high fever and other severe symptoms. Despite ...

A 14-year-old boy in Kerala has made a rare recovery from amoebic meningoencephalitis, commonly called 'brain-eating amoeba' disease, which has a 97 percent mortality rate. The news comes amidst ...

Regional health officials say a Las Vegas-area boy died from a rare brain-eating amoeba that investigators think he was exposed to in warm waters at Lake Mead. [AP Photo] The death of a Las Vegas ...

Maryam Shakeel, a 36-year-old woman from Karachi, has fallen victim to a rare and deadly infection ... over the presence of the brain-eating amoeba in the city's water. The deceased was admitted ...