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Current report on the prevalence of free-living amoebae (FLA) in natural hot springs: a systematic review

Journal of Water and Health, 2021
The occurrence of potentially pathogenic free-living amoebae (FLA) in natural hot springs is considered a public health concern. FLAs are known to cause serious health outcomes to a wide spectrum of mammalian hosts. The present study aimed to provide the
Mary Rachael Leigh Fabros, Xyleen Rianne Shae Diesta, John Anthony Oronan, Kim Sofia Verdejo, Joe-Anna Sheilla Marie Garcia, Ma. Sophia Romey, Giovanni De Jesus Milanez   +6 more
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A Balamuthia survivor [PDF]

JMM Case Reports, 2016
Introduction: This case report describes a human survivor of Balamuthia mandrillaris infection. This is a free-living amoeba that can cause infection with the devastating consequence of near universally fatal encephalitis. We report this case to demonstrate the possibility of recovery.
Vollmer, Michael Eric, Glaser, Carol
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Isolation and Molecular Identification of Potentially Pathogenic Free-Living Amoeba in Tap Water Faucets in Quezon City, Philippines. [PDF]

J Parasitol Res
Free‐living amoebae (FLA) are ubiquitous in environmental water and soil, and their presence in water systems for human consumption is a public health concern due to their potential pathogenicity and ability to act as a reservoir for pathogenic bacteria.
Tiglao JER, Adao DEV.
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Encephalomyelitis Caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris in a Woman With Breast Cancer: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Frontiers in Immunology, 2022
Balamuthia mandrillaris is one cause of a rare and severe brain infection called granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE), which has a mortality rate of >90%. Diagnosis of Balamuthia GAE is difficult because symptoms are non-specific.
Juan Hu, Yiqi Zhang, Yongwei Yu, Huili Yu, Siruo Guo, Ding Shi, Jianqin He, Chi Hu, Jiqi Yang, Xueling Fang, Yonghong Xiao   +10 more
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Disseminated acanthamoebiasis in a horse

Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Pathology, 2020
Amoebic infections have been described in humans and animals, causing lesions in specific organs or as systemic infections. In both animals and humans, immunocompromised patients are predisposed to the infection.
Maria F. Gonzalez, Karina C. Fresneda, Francisco R. Carvallo   +2 more
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A Rare Case of Fatal Balamuthia mandrillaris Encephalitis in a Pediatric Patient: Diagnostic Challenges [PDF]

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Balamuthia mandrillaris is a rare and lethal amoeba that causes granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE), a severe brain infection with a high mortality rate. This manuscript presents a case study of a 5‐year‐old female patient with B. mandrillaris amoebic encephalitis.
Amado I, Italia Y, Luke R, Whitworth M.
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The transcriptome of Balamuthia mandrillaris trophozoites for structure-guided drug design

Scientific Reports, 2021
Balamuthia mandrillaris, a pathogenic free-living amoeba, causes cutaneous skin lesions as well as granulomatous amoebic encephalitis, a ‘brain-eating’ disease.
Isabelle Q. Phan, Christopher A. Rice, Justin Craig, Rooksana E. Noorai, Jacquelyn R. McDonald, Sandhya Subramanian, Logan Tillery, Lynn K. Barrett, Vijay Shankar, James C. Morris, Wesley C. Van Voorhis, Dennis E. Kyle, Peter J. Myler   +12 more
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Guidelines for the purification and characterization of extracellular vesicles of parasites

Journal of Extracellular Biology, Volume 2, Issue 10, October 2023., 2023
Abstract Parasites are responsible for the most neglected tropical diseases, affecting over a billion people worldwide (WHO, 2015) and accounting for billions of cases a year and responsible for several millions of deaths. Research on extracellular vesicles (EVs) has increased in recent years and demonstrated that EVs shed by pathogenic parasites ...
Carmen Fernandez‐Becerra, Patrícia Xander, Daniel Alfandari, George Dong, Iris Aparici‐Herraiz, Irit Rosenhek‐Goldian, Mehrdad Shokouhy, Melisa Gualdron‐Lopez, Nicholy Lozano, Nuria Cortes‐Serra, Paula Abou Karam, Paula Meneghetti, Rafael Pedro Madeira, Ziv Porat, Rodrigo Pedro Soares, Adriana Oliveira Costa, Sima Rafati, Anabela‐Cordeiro da Silva, Nuno Santarém, Christopher Fernandez‐Prada, Marcel I. Ramirez, Dolores Bernal, Antonio Marcilla, Vera Lucia Pereira‐Chioccola, Lysangela Ronalte Alves, Hernando Del Portillo, Neta Regev‐Rudzki, Igor Correia de Almeida, Sergio Schenkman, Martin Olivier, Ana Claudia Torrecilhas   +30 more
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A Case of Balamuthia mandrillaris Meningoencephalitis [PDF]

Archives of Neurology, 2000
Balamuthia mandrillaris is a newly described pathogen that causes granulomatous amebic encephalitis, an extremely rare clinical entity that usually occurs in immunosuppressed individuals. We report a case of pathologically proven Balamuthia encephalitis with unusual laboratory and radiologic findings.
J D, Katz, A H, Ropper, L, Adelman, M, Worthington, P, Wade   +4 more
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An autopsy case of granulomatous amebic encephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris involving prior amebic dermatitis

Neuropathology, Volume 42, Issue 3, Page 190-196, June 2022., 2022
An 82‐year‐old man, who was healthy and had worked as a farmer, experienced worsening neurological symptoms over a seven‐month period, which eventually caused his death. Multiple fluctuating brain lesions were detected radiographically. Clinically, sarcoidosis was ranked high among the differential diagnoses because of the presence of skin lesions ...
Tatsuro Maehara, Tetsushi Mizuno, Masaharu Tokoro, Tatsuru Hara, Yui Tomita, Kouki Makioka, Sei‐Ichiro Motegi, Ayako Yamazaki, Nozomi Matsumura, Sumihito Nobusawa, Hideaki Yokoo   +10 more
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