Geographic Range of Recreational Water-Associated Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis, United States, 1978-2018.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 27(1): 271-274, 2021 01.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33350926
Naegleria fowleri is a free-living ameba that causes primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), a rare but usually fatal disease. We analyzed trends in recreational water exposures associated with PAM cases reported during 1978-2018 in the United States. Although PAM incidence remained stable, the geographic range of exposure locations expanded northward.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Naegleria fowleri
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Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections
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Amebiasis
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Amoeba
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Meningoencephalitis
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Emerg Infect Dis
Journal subject:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Year:
2021
Type:
Article