The organism can grow in freshwater bodies such as lakes, rivers, and farm dams, backyard garden hoses, spas, and swimming ...

While it's very rare, it can be deadly – a brain infection by a microbe widely known as the "brain-eating amoeba". The ...

On hot summer days, hitting the beach is a great way to have fun and cool off. But if you’re not near the salty ocean, you ...

Western Australians are being warned about a deadly organism that can lurk in untreated or poorly treated water during a ...

Unlike other common pathogenic freshwater organisms (i.e. pathogenic bacteria), you cannot be infected with this amoeba by ...

AMOEBA - Amoéba announces the publication of the EFSA's final report confirming its positive and definitive conclusions ...

With large areas of the state currently impacted by a heatwave, Western Australians are being reminded to take precautions around untreated or poorly ...