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Geographic range of recreational water-associated primary amebic meningoencephalitis, United States, 1978-2018
Gharpure R , Gleason M , Salah Z , Blackstock AJ , Hess-Homeier D , Yoder JS , Ali IKM , Collier SA , Cope JR . Emerg Infect Dis 2021 27 (1) 271-274 Naegleria fowleri is a free-living ameba that causes primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), a rare but usually fatal disease. We analyzed trends in recreational water exposures associated with PAM cases reported during 1978-2018 in the United States. Although PAM incidence remained stable, the geographic range of exposure locations expanded northward. |
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