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Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis: two new cases from Pakistan

, 2009
Naegleria fowleri causes a fatal infection of the central nervous system. Only one case of N. fowleri meningoencephalitis has previously been reported from Pakistan. We describe two cases of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis.
Saleem, Taimur, Rabbani, Madiha, Jamil, Bushra   +2 more
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Brain-Eating Amoebae in the United Arab Emirates?

, 2021
Given the warm climate, excessive water-related recreational activities, and large Muslim population practicing ablution, it is surprising that primary amoebic meningoencephalitis is not reported in the United Arab Emirates.
Khan, Naveed Ahmed, Ibrahim, Taleb, Khamis, Mustafa, Siddiqui, Ruqaiyyah, Taleb Ibrahim, Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui, Mustafa Khamis, Naveed Ahmed Khan   +7 more
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Clinical and Laboratory Diagnosis

, 2016
As the clinical course of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis is rapid, prompt detection of amoebae is crucial to increase the likelihood of patient survival by initiating early treatment.
Ali, Ibne Karim M., Khan, Naveed Ahmed, Cope, Jennifer R., Siddiqui, Ruqaiyyah   +3 more
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Brain-Eating Amoeba Meets Plant Defense: In Vitro and In Silico Evaluation of Malabaricones as Potent Anti-Naegleria fowleri Agents

Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology
Naegleria fowleri (N. fowleri) is a thermophilic, free-living amoeba that causes primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), a rapidly fatal brain infection with a mortality rate exceeding 97%.
Kavitha Rajendran, Lemmuel Tayo, Marineil Gomez, Devandran Apparasamy, Haema Thevanayagam, Shealtiel William Chan, Ryan Christian Mailem, Regine Menente, Catherine Joyce Rueda, Yasodha Sivasothy, Muhamad Aqmal Othman, Usman Ahmed, Niwasini Krishna Kumar, Chris Izaak Jones, Ayaz Anwar   +14 more
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ISEV2025 Abstract Book

Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, Volume 14, Issue S1, October 2025.
wiley   +1 more source

The involvement of an integrin-like protein and protein kinase C in amoebic adhesion to fibronectin and amoebic cytotoxicity.

, 2004
Adherence of a pathogen to the host cell is one of the critical steps in microbial infections. Naegleria fowleri, a causative agent of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis in humans, is expected to interact with extracellular components of the host, such ...
Shin, MH, Im, KI, Han, KL, Soon-Jung Park, Lee, HJ, Kyung-Il Im, Ho-Joon Shin, Shin, HJ, Hyun-Ju Lee, MyeongHeon Shin, Park, SJ, Kyu-Lee Han   +11 more
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Developing Culture Conditions for Naegleria lovaniensis to Study Treatments of Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis

, 2021
The Naegleria genus is made up of free-living amoebas that have a wide distribution across soil and fresh-water environments. N. fowleri invokes particular interest due to its causative role in the pathogenesis of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM)
Wilson, Jaquelyn
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Brain-Eating Amoeba Naegleria fowleri: Global Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Therapeutic Challenges, and Strategies to Combat Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis [PDF]

Naegleria fowleri, colloquially known as the “brain-eating amoeba,” is a free-living protozoan that causes the fulminant and often fatal disease primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). Although considered rare, the global case fatality rate exceeds 95%
Satapathy , Abhisek, Yadav , Neha, Sahu, Poonam, Patel , Nikita, Tiwari, Kamaksha, Bhardwaj , Shiv Kumar, Satapathy , Trilochan, Satapathy , Abinash   +7 more
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ePosters Virtual

European Journal of Neurology, Volume 31, Issue S1, June 2024.
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Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis Preventive Nose Plugs: Prophylaxis Against Naegleria fowleri

, 2016
Naegleria fowleri is a free-living amoeba; it is a protist pathogen that is known to cause a fatal encephalitis in humans known as “primary amoebic meningoencephalitis” (PAM).
Baig, Abdul Mannan, Dr.
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