https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/warming-waters-could-expand-brain-eating-amoeba-riskContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/warming-waters-could-expand-brain-eating-amoeba-riskhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/warming-waters-could-expand-brain-eating-amoeba-risk#u52575Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:47:08 +0000A North Carolina teenager is critically ill from a rare brain-eating amoeba infection likely contracted while swimming in freshwater. This incident follows a recent death of an 8-year-old in Louisiana who contracted the same infection. The amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, is found in warm freshwater and can cause a rare but often deadly brain infection.Why it mattersThe brain-eating amoeba infection is extremely rare but often fatal. According to health officials, the amoeba enters the body through the nose and migrates to the brain, causing severe damage. The risk of infection increases in warm fre