The First Association of a Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis Death With Culturable Naegleria fowleri in Tap Water From a US Treated Public Drinking Water System | Zendy

J. R. Cope | Zendy; Raoult Ratard | Zendy; Vince Hill | Zendy; Theresa Sokol | Zendy; Jake Causey | Zendy; Jonathan S. Yoder | Zendy; Gayatri Mirani | Zendy; Bonnie Mull | Zendy; Kimberly Asha Mukerjee | Zendy; J. Shankara Narayanan | Zendy; M Doucet | Zendy; Yvonne Qvarnström | Zendy; C. N. Poole | Zendy; Olugbenga Akingbola | Zendy; Jana M. Ritter | Zendy; Zuquan Xiong | Zendy; Alexandre J. da Silva | Zendy; Dawn M. Roellig | Zendy; Russell B. Van Dyke | Zendy; Howard S. Stern | Zendy; Lihua Xiao | Zendy; Michael J. Beach | Zendy

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The First Association of a Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis Death With Culturable Naegleria fowleri in Tap Water From a US Treated Public Drinking Water System

Author(s) -

J. R. Cope,

Raoult Ratard,

Vince Hill,

Theresa Sokol,

Jake Causey,

Jonathan S. Yoder,

Gayatri Mirani,

Bonnie Mull,

Kimberly Asha Mukerjee,

J. Shankara Narayanan,

M Doucet,

Yvonne Qvarnström,

C. N. Poole,

Olugbenga Akingbola,

Jana M. Ritter,

Zuquan Xiong,

Alexandre J. da Silva,

Dawn M. Roellig,

Russell B. Van Dyke,

Howard S. Stern,

Lihua Xiao,

Michael J. Beach

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/civ017

Subject(s) - naegleria fowleri , tap water , medicine , meningoencephalitis , water source , naegleria , veterinary medicine , environmental health , environmental science , pathology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , acanthamoeba , environmental engineering , water resource management

Naegleria fowleri is a climate-sensitive, thermophilic ameba found in warm, freshwater lakes and rivers. Primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), which is almost universally fatal, occurs when N. fowleri-containing water enters the nose, typically during swimming, and migrates to the brain via the olfactory nerve. In August 2013, a 4-year-old boy died of meningoencephalitis of unknown etiology in a Louisiana hospital.

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