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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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Insights into genome evolution, pan-genome, and phylogenetic implication through mitochondrial genome sequence of Naegleria fowleri species

Scientific Reports, 2022
In the current study, we have systematically analysed the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequence of Naegleria fowleri (N. fowleri) isolate AY27, isolated from Karachi, Pakistan. The N.
Muhammad Aurongzeb, Yasmeen Rashid, Syed Habib Ahmed Naqvi, Hafiz Muhammad Talha Malik, Muhammad Kamran Azim, Syed Shah Hassan, Muhammad Yasir, Asad Karim   +7 more
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Transmission characteristics and prevention measures of Naegleria fowleri： a review

Shanghai yufang yixue, 2022
ObjectiveTo review the Naegleria fowleri and primary amoebic meningoencephalitis caused by the naegleria fowleri， so as to strengthen the public awareness of the disease and its prevention.MethodsWe reviewed the literatures and reports， and summarized ...
ZHANG Na, ZHOU Yibiao
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Prevalence of Naegleria fowleri in Environmental Samples from Northern Part of India. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Naegleria fowleri the causative agent of Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis, is ubiquitously distributed worldwide in various warm aquatic environments and soil habitats. The present study reports on the presence of Naegleria spp.
Ashutosh Panda, Shehla Khalil, Bijay Ranjan Mirdha, Yogita Singh, Samander Kaushik   +4 more
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Occurrence of Naegleria fowleri and faecal indicators in sediments from Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana

Journal of Water and Health, 2022
The occurrence of amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, in sediment samples from Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana was investigated. This amoeba is pathogenic and can cause primary amoebic meningoencephalitis.
Shalina A. Shahin, Joshua H. Alarcon, Hanna N. Brosky, Jennifer G. Lamori, Ayokunle C. Dada, Jia Xue, Pradip Gyawali, Samendra P. Sherchan   +7 more
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Naegleria fowleri meningoencephalitis [PDF]

Neurology, 2003
A previously healthy 5-year-old boy presented with severe headache and neck stiffness. On examination, he exhibited somnolence and nuchal rigidity. The results of CSF studies were as follows: red blood cells, 400/mm3; white blood cells, 1,150/mm3 (91% polymorphonuclear cells); glucose level, …
Darin T, Okuda, Stephen, Coons
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Genomics and transcriptomics yields a system-level view of the biology of the pathogen Naegleria fowleri

BMC Biology, 2021
Background The opportunistic pathogen Naegleria fowleri establishes infection in the human brain, killing almost invariably within 2 weeks. The amoeba performs piece-meal ingestion, or trogocytosis, of brain material causing direct tissue damage and ...
Emily K. Herman, Alex Greninger, Mark van der Giezen, Michael L. Ginger, Inmaculada Ramirez-Macias, Haylea C. Miller, Matthew J. Morgan, Anastasios D. Tsaousis, Katrina Velle, Romana Vargová, Kristína Záhonová, Sebastian Rodrigo Najle, Georgina MacIntyre, Norbert Muller, Mattias Wittwer, Denise C. Zysset-Burri, Marek Eliáš, Claudio H. Slamovits, Matthew T. Weirauch, Lillian Fritz-Laylin, Francine Marciano-Cabral, Geoffrey J. Puzon, Tom Walsh, Charles Chiu, Joel B. Dacks   +24 more
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Naegleria fowleri from Pakistan Has Type-2 Genotype

Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2022
Background: Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) is an acute and fulminant CNS infection caused by Naegleria fowleri. Recreational activities and ritual ablution with contaminated warm fresh water are the main reason of PAM.
Muhammad Aurongzeb, Yasmeen Rashid, Syed Habib Ahmed Naqvi, Ambrina Khatoon, Sadia Abdul Haq, Muhammad Kamran Azim, Imdad Kaleem, Shahid Bashir   +7 more
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Virtual Screening of Alkaloid and Terpenoid Inhibitors of SMT Expressed in Naegleria sp.

Molecules, 2022
The pathogenic form of thermophilic Naegleria sp. i.e., Naegleria fowleri, also known as brain eating amoeba, causes primary amoebic encephalitis (PAM) with a >97% fatality rate.
Jason Abraham, Neha Chauhan, Supriyo Ray
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Isolation and Identification of Naegleria Species in Irrigation Channels for Recreational Use in Mexicali Valley, Mexico

Pathogens, 2020
Members of the genus Naegleria are free-living amoebae that are widely distributed in water and soil environments. Moreover, Naegleria fowleri is a pathogenic amoeba species that causes a fatal disease in the central nervous system known as primary ...
Patricia Bonilla-Lemus, Saúl Rojas-Hernández, Elizabeth Ramírez-Flores, Diego A. Castillo-Ramírez, Alejandro Cruz Monsalvo-Reyes, Miguel A. Ramírez-Flores, Karla Barrón-Graciano, María Reyes-Batlle, Jacob Lorenzo-Morales, María Maricela Carrasco-Yépez   +9 more
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