Estimation of Undiagnosed Naegleria fowleri Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis, United States

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Matanock, Almea ; Mehal, Jason M. ; Liu, Lindy ; Blau, Diana M. ; Cope, Jennifer R.
• Description:
  Primary amebic meningoencephalitis is an acute, rare, typically fatal disease. We used epidemiologic risk factors and multiple cause-of-death mortality data to estimate the number of deaths that fit the typical pattern for primary amebic meningoencephalitis; we estimated an annual average of 16 deaths (8 male, 8 female) in the United States.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections Child Child, Preschool Female Humans Male Naegleria Fowleri Young Adult
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 24(1):162-164.
• Pubmed ID:
  29260676
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5749439
• Document Type:
  Letter
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Volume:
  24
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:8ccb767d4f8468a585c565f3ccfc096dd110b19d6ebfa8171dea497b279e1b12
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/50940/cdc_50940_DS1.pdf
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