The Epidemiology and Clinical Features of Balamuthia mandrillaris Disease in the United States, 1974–2016 | Zendy

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The Epidemiology and Clinical Features of Balamuthia mandrillaris Disease in the United States, 1974–2016

Author(s) -

Jennifer R. Cope,

Janet T. Landa,

Hannah Nethercut,

Sarah A. Collier,

Carol Glaser,

Melanie Moser,

Raghuveer Puttagunta,

Jonathan S. Yoder,

Ibne Karim M. Ali,

Sharon L. Roy

Publication year - 2018

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/ciy813

Subject(s) - medicine , epidemiology , disease , disease control , virology

Balamuthia mandrillaris is a free-living ameba that causes rare, nearly always fatal disease in humans and animals worldwide. B. mandrillaris has been isolated from soil, dust, and water. Initial entry of Balamuthia into the body is likely via the skin or lungs. To date, only individual case reports and small case series have been published.

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