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Fatal Case of Naegleria fowleri Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis from Indoor Surfing Center, Taiwan, 2023

Emerging Infectious Diseases
We investigated a fatal case of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis from an indoor surfing center in Taiwan. The case was detected through encephalitis syndromic surveillance.
Hsin-Yi Wei, Yi-Wen Lai, Shu-Ying Li, Yen-I Lee, Meng-Kai Hu, Da-Der Ji, Chia-ping Su   +6 more
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Discovery of repurposing drug candidates for the treatment of diseases caused by pathogenic free-living amoebae.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020
Diseases caused by pathogenic free-living amoebae include primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (Naegleria fowleri), granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (Acanthamoeba spp.), Acanthamoeba keratitis, and Balamuthia amoebic encephalitis (Balamuthia ...
Christopher A Rice, Beatrice L Colon, Emily Chen, Mitchell V Hull, Dennis E Kyle   +4 more
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Result of the qPCR assay for Naegleria fowleri in various waters.

, 2021
Result of the qPCR assay for Naegleria fowleri in various waters.
Mehmet Aykur (11337682), Hande Dagci (11337685)   +1 more
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Identification and Characterization of the Regulatory Particle of Proteasome 19S and Its Correlation with Proteasome 26S in Trophozoites of Naegleria fowleri

Microorganisms
The genus Naegleria comprises free-living amoebae characterized as amphizoic and ubiquitous microorganisms. Naegleria fowleri is the only species pathogenic to humans, causing primary amebic meningoencephalitis.
Itzel Citlalli Rubio-Gutiérrez, Angélica Silva-Olivares, Paula Guzmán-Téllez, Rosa María del Ángel, Abigail Betanzos-Fernández, Sirenia González-Pozos, Jesús Serrano-Luna   +6 more
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Providing an in vitro depiction of microglial cells challenged with immunostimulatory extracellular vesicles of Naegleria fowleri

Frontiers in Microbiology
Naegleria fowleri is the causative agent of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rapid and acute infection of the central nervous system with a fatal outcome in >97% of cases. Due to the infrequent report of cases and diagnostic gaps that hinder the
Lissette Retana Moreira, Lissette Retana Moreira, Alberto Cornet-Gomez, M. Rosario Sepulveda, Silvia Molina-Castro, Silvia Molina-Castro, Johan Alvarado-Ocampo, Frida Chaves Monge, Mariana Jara Rojas, Antonio Osuna, Elizabeth Abrahams Sandí, Elizabeth Abrahams Sandí   +11 more
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Facts about Naegleria fowleri and primary amebic meningoencephaliti [PDF]

Naegleria fowleri infections are rare and devastating. From 2005 to 2014, 35 infections were reported in the U.S. All but two were fatal.\ue2\u20ac\ua2 Naegleria fowleri is a warm water-loving ameba found around the world, often in warm or hot freshwater

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Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis in an Iranian Infant

Case Reports in Medicine, 2012
Introduction. Naegleria fowleri, a free living amoeba, can cause devastating and deadly diseases in humans. This is the first report of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis from Iran. Case report.
Zahra Movahedi, Mohammad Reza Shokrollahi, Mohammad Aghaali, Hosein Heydari   +3 more
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In Vitro Activity of Statins against Naegleria fowleri

Pathogens, 2019
Naegleria fowleri causes a deadly disease called primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). Even though PAM is still considered a rare disease, the number of reported cases worldwide has been increasing each year.
Aitor Rizo-Liendo, Ines Sifaoui, María Reyes-Batlle, Olfa Chiboub, Rubén L. Rodríguez-Expósito, Carlos J. Bethencourt-Estrella, Desirée San Nicolás-Hernández, Edyta B. Hendiger, Atteneri López-Arencibia, Pedro Rocha-Cabrera, José E. Piñero, Jacob Lorenzo-Morales   +11 more
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NAEGLERIA: BRAIN-EATING AMOEBA

Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences, 2017
Naegleria is a genus of protozoa. The genus was named after French zoologist Mathieu Naegler. Naegleria is a microscopic amoeba that can cause a very rare, but severe, infection of the brain. A brief historical sketch is given since the discovery of this
Sajjad Ahmad, Shaukat Ali
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Emerging patents versus brain eating amoebae, Naegleria fowleri [PDF]

Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM) is a severe and often fatal infection caused by the free-living amoebae Naegleria fowleri. This condition typically results from exposure to contaminated warm freshwater/inadequately treated recreational water/or
Lloyd, David, Siddiqui, Ruqaiyyah, Siddiqui, Ruqaiyyah; id_orcid, Siddiqui, R, Khan, N., Khan, Naveed Ahmed, Lloyd, D   +6 more
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