Geographic Range of Recreational Water–Associated Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis, United States, 1978–2018

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Gharpure, Radhika ; Gleason, Michelle ; Salah, Zainab ; Blackstock, Anna J. ; Hess-Homeier, David ; Yoder, Jonathan S. ; Ali, Ibne Karim M. ; Collier, Sarah A. ; Cope, Jennifer R.
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Amebiasis Amoeba Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections Humans Meningoencephalitis Naegleria Fowleri Water
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 27(1):271-274
• Pubmed ID:
  33350926
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7774533
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  27
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:afb44749e245d8198a8ff091dff1315155eee991854646064a504399e0682a96
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/99980/cdc_99980_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.11 MB ]