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A Missouri resident has been infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba, possibly linked to water-skiing in the Lake of Ozarks.

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) confirmed the infection on Wednesday.

The unidentified adult is hospitalized in an intensive care unit and being treated for primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), a deadly infection caused by Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as the brain-eating amoeba.

DEATH CONFIRMED FROM RARE AND DEADLY 'BRAIN-EATING AMOEBA' IN SOUTHERN LAKE

No other cases are suspected in the area at this time, the health agency stated in the press release.

While the source of the patient’s exposure has not been confirmed, the DHSS reported that the patient may

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