Summertime Water Safety: Naegleria fowleri
by Robert Herriman from Outbreak News Today on (#4G25T)
In this news brief, with summertime upon us-hot weather and warming of the waters-I wanted to spend some time looking at the brain-eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri. I look at the parasite and primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM)-transmission, occurrence, symptoms and prevention. I also look at the drug, miltefosine and the US hospitals that keep it on-hand. ["]
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