Brain-eating amoeba case in Bosque County, Texas
A girl from Bosque County, Texas, about 100 miles south of Dallas, has contracted and is hospitalized for infection with the brain-eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri. Naegleria fowleri Life CycleImage/DPDx-CDC According More...
Profounda receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation for miltefosine for treating Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM)
Profounda, Inc. announced Friday that it has received, the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Orphan Drug Designation for the treatment of Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM) with miltefosine. More...
Kansas reports Naegleria fowleri death in Johnson County resident
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has been notified of a fatal case of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) caused by Naegleria fowleri, a free-living amoeba found in freshwater, in a resident More...
Another ‘brain-eating amoeba’ death reported in Pakistan, 3rd of the year in Karachi
For the third time in a month, a man from Pakistan’s largest city has succumbed to the “brain-eating amoeba”, Naegleria fowleri. According to a Samaa TV report, the 32-year-old man died at a private More...
Louisiana recommends increasing chlorine levels as citizens petition for safe water
In a follow-up to a story Wednesday, officials with the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) announced that they are monitoring certain public drinking water systems to determine if they have residual More...
Louisiana: Naegleria fowleri confirmed in DeSoto Parish water system
A month after 4-year-old Drake Smith Jr in Louisiana died from the deadly, “brain-eating amoeba”, Naegleria fowleri, while visiting a home in St. Bernard Parish in Louisiana and after the Centers More...
Katie Couric to feature Naegleria survivor, Kali Hardig in October
UPDATE 10-7-13: It has been confirmed that Kali Hardig will be featured on Katie on Thursday, Oct. 10. Kali Hardig, the 12-year-old miracle from Benton, Arkansas, who has captured the hearts of people across More...
Dispatch Radio: Amoeba awareness, Jamie Grace, war with Syria and other news
SEPTEMBER 14 Guests include: Jeremy Lewis, father of Kyle Lewis and co-founder of the Kyle Gracin Lewis Amoeba Awareness Foundation and Heidi LaMeyer, mother of Hailee LaMeyer, and Education and Advocacy More...
My list of the five deadliest communicable diseases
I was reading a very interesting article entitled “The Five Deadliest Diseases in History” ( no longer available, unfortunately) where the author looked at the deadliest diseases in history in terms of number More...
Naegleria fowleri and amoeba awareness: Personal stories and the great work from ‘Kyle Cares’ and ‘Swim Above Water’
With the summer of 2013 quickly coming to a close, the news revolving around the “brain-eating amoeba”, Naegleria fowleri, has seen everything from the 3rd known survivor of this lethal parasite in Arkansas’ More...
Louisiana: CDC confirms Naegleria in St. Bernard Parish water system, advisory issued
In a follow-up to the story last week of the parasitic meningitis death of a child in St. Bernard Parish in Louisiana, testing of the water system by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revealed the More...
Florida boy, Zachary Reyna loses battle with deadly amoeba, condolences and prayers pour in
In a sad story out of Miami, Zachary Reyna, the 12-year-old boy who contracted the “brain-eating amoeba”, Naegleria fowleri, a couple of weeks ago has died. The heartbreaking news was made public this More...
Parasitic meningitis case confirmed in Glades County, Florida
Just weeks after the Kali Hardig parasitic meningitis case was confirmed in Arkansas, health authorities in Glades County, Florida are reporting a case of an individual infected with the “brain-eating amoeba”, More...
Dispatch Radio: July 27, 2013 – Bob Parks talks news and politics, Dr Jennifer Cope on brain eating amoeba, ‘The Wolerine’ review and Patel Conservatory update
JULY 27 GUESTS Bob Parks, Senior Video Producer for Media Research Center (MRCTV) and owner of BlackandRight.com, to talk political and headline news. Detroit bankrupt after years and years of progressive policy More...
Parasitic meningitis, caused by Naegleria fowleri, confirmed in Arkansas girl
In a follow up to a story Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reportedly confirmed a case of parasitic meningitis in an Arkansas girl, according to a FOX 13 Memphis report. Image/CDC The More...
Arkansas girl being treated for ‘possible’ parasitic meningitis
A 12-year-old Central Arkansas girl is currently being treated at Arkansas Children’s Hospital for a “possible” case of parasitic meningitis, according to an Arkansas Matters report today. Traci More...
What is Naegleria fowleri?
Before you take the kids and try to cool off this summer at the lake in your town, you should know about Naegleria fowleri. Naegleri fowleri Image/CDC This relatively rare, pathogenic amoeba is found in warm or More...
Pakistan reports third ‘brain-eating amoeba’ death of 2013
A third person has died from the “brain-eating amoeba”, Naegleria fowleri, in Pakistan this year, according to a Daily Times report. According to Sindh Public Health Department official Ayaz Ahmed, a More...
Pakistan reports eighth death due to ‘brain-eating amoeba’ this year
An eighth person, a young male student, has died from the deadly waterborne parasite since May in Pakistan, according to a Dawn.com report Saturday. Image/CDC “A senior physician from the hospital has informed More...
Indiana man, Waylon Abel, suspected of dying from Naegleria infection- CDC to confirm
An autopsy report released last Friday on a Loogootee, Indiana man says he died from the very rare and very deadly parasitic infection he apparently contracted while teaching his daughter to swim in July. Waylon More...
