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Isolamento de amebas de vida livre potencialmente patogênicas em poeira de hospitais

Revista de Saúde Pública
OBJETIVO: Observar a ocorrência de amebas de vida livre dos gêneros Acanthamoeba e Naegleria em amostras de poeira coletadas em hospitais. MÉTODOS: Foram coletadas 132 amostras de poeira em dois hospitais do município de Presidente Prudente, São Paulo ...
Maria Aparecida da Silva, João Aristeu da Rosa   +1 more
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Detection and identification of Naegleria species along with Naegleria fowleri in the tap water samples

BMC Medical Genomics
Naegleria fowleri, the causative agent of Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM), is commonly found in warm freshwater environments and can enter the brain through nasal passages during activities like swimming or ablution.
Muhammad Aurongzeb, Syeda Zehratul Fatima, Syed Ikhlaq Hussain, Yasmeen Rashid, Tariq Aziz, Majid Alhomrani, Walaa F. Alsanie, Abdulhakeem S. Alamri   +7 more
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Evaluating the Drinking Water Distribution System of Lahore for Free-Living Amoebas, Particularly Naegleria spp.

Journal of Parasitology Research
Free-living amoebas are ubiquitous in distribution systems and recreational waters. Numerous studies have described the problem posed by their presence in the drinking water distribution systems of Lahore; however, very few studies have been done on ...
Ayesha Najam, Sana Ullah Iqbal, Waqas Ahmed, Rabia Tanvir, Haroon Akbar   +4 more
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A socioenvironmental approach to the nosogenic potential of freshwaters with presence of thermotolerant free-living amoebae in Costa Rica

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionWithin the group of free-living amoebae (FLA), the genus Naegleria stands out for including species adapted to high temperatures, such as the facultative human parasite Naegleria fowleri, that can be found in various terrestrial and aquatic ...
Johan Alvarado-Ocampo, Johan Alvarado-Ocampo, Juan José Romero Zúñiga, Julián Castro, Frida Chaves Monge, Marco Ruiz Campos, Marco Ruiz Campos, Alexa Bustamante Cortés, Elizabeth Abrahams Sandí, Elizabeth Abrahams Sandí, Lissette Retana Moreira, Lissette Retana Moreira   +11 more
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ISEV2025 Abstract Book

Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, Volume 14, Issue S1, October 2025.
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Naegleria [PDF]

, 2020
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Surveillance and Molecular Identification of Acanthamoeba and Naegleria Species in Two Swimming Pools in Alexandria University, Egypt

Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2017
Background: Swimming in contaminated water was reported to be associated with Acanthamoeba and N. fowleri human infections. The present study was carried out with the aim of isolation and identification of the different species of Acanthamoeba and ...
Ahmad Z. AL-HERRAWY, Mahmoud I. KHALIL, Soheir S. EL-SHERIF, Fatima A. E. OMAR, Wael M. LOTFY   +4 more
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Naegleria fowleri - Simple Facts About Brain Eating Amoeba

Journal of Bahria University Medical and Dental College, 2015
Year after year, the inhabitants of Karachi have to face the fear and panic of Naegleria fowleri which can cause deadly disease called meningoencephalitis. A common citizen remains extremely wary of what to do and what not to do.
Irfan Ali Mirza
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Naegleria fowleri [PDF]

, 2020
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Naegleria fowleri [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011
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