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First evidence of free-living Naegleria species in recreational lakes of Alberta, Canada

Journal of Water and Health, 2023
Rising temperatures are increasing environmental habitats for thermotolerant pathogens, such as the so-called ‘brain-eating amoeba’, Naegleria fowleri. To the best of our knowledge, however, Naegleria species have not been reported in environmental water
Rafik Dey, Elena Dlusskaya, Mariem Oloroso, Nicholas J. Ashbolt   +3 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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Recurring seasonal cases of Naegleria fowleri (Brain-Eating Amoeba) in Pakistan: A rapidly growing threat. [PDF]

Health Sci Rep
Health Science Reports, Volume 7, Issue 7, July 2024.
Ahmad RU, Bilal MA, Ashraf MF, Daim SUR, Oduoye MO, Okon II.   +5 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 W. Coons
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Is Naegleria fowleri an Emerging Parasite? [PDF]

Trends in Parasitology, 2020
Naegleria fowleri causes an uncommon but deadly disease called primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). There has been an increase of reported PAM cases, particularly since 2000. Although water is the dominant route of transmission of PAM, infection through soil/dust is a possible alternative route.
Maciver, Sutherland, Pinero, Jose E, Lorenzo-Morales, Jacob   +2 more
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Biology and pathogenesis of Naegleria fowleri [PDF]

Acta Tropica, 2016
Naegleria fowleri is a protist pathogen that can cause lethal brain infection. Despite decades of research, the mortality rate related with primary amoebic meningoencephalitis owing to N. fowleri remains more than 90%. The amoebae pass through the nose to enter the central nervous system killing the host within days, making it one of the deadliest ...
Ibne Karim M. Ali, Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui, Jennifer R. Cope, Naveed Ahmed Khan   +3 more
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Naegleria fowleri: Portrait of a Cerebral Killer. [PDF]

Diagnostics (Basel)
Background: Primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) caused by Naegleria fowleri is a rare and devastating infection of the central nervous system, often diagnosed late, due to its rapid progression and nonspecific symptoms. Case Presentation: We report one of the youngest documented pediatric Vietnamese cases of PAM in a 10-month-old girl from the ...
Phung NTN, Pham HT, Tran TT, Dinh VH, Tran NM, Tran NAN, Ngo MQN, Nguyen HTT, Tran DK, Le TKT, Quek C, Pham VH, Pham ST.   +12 more
europepmc   +3 more sources