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Is Naegleria fowleri an Emerging Parasite?

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal 01 Jan 2020Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Trends in Parasitology, volume 36, pages 19-28 (issn: 1471-4922,

Authors: Sutherland K. Maciver; José E. Piñero; Jacob Lorenzo-Morales;

doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2019.10.008

pmid: 31744676

Is Naegleria fowleri an Emerging Parasite?

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Abstract

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. We have observed differences in epidemiology between the southern states in the USA and the Indian subcontinent (ISC). The patient age range is greater in the ISC than in the USA, and there are more infections in the ISC which are not water-associated. We show that PAM is under-reported and argue that climate change will increase the incidence of PAM, and that the geographic range of N. fowleri will spread polewards.

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Keywords

Climate Change, India, Water, Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections, Communicable Diseases, Emerging, Southeastern United States, Soil, Humans, Naegleria fowleri

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