@article{f307a631c6b144c39ce37640431ecf03,
title = "A case of primary amebic meningoencephalitis caused by Naegleria fowleri in Bangladesh",
abstract = "We present the first recognized case of primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) caused by Naegleria fowleri in a 15-year-old male from Bangladesh. He performed daily nasal rinsing with untreated ground water and bathed in untreated ground water or river water, which likely exposed him to N. fowleri.",
keywords = "Ablution, Encephalitis, Free-living ameba, Genotype, Meningitis, Naegleria fowleri, PAM, Primary amebic meningoencephalitis, Ritual rinsing",
author = "Sazzad, {Hossain M.S.} and Luby, {Stephen P.} and James Sejvar and Mahmudur Rahman and Gurley, {Emily S.} and Vincent Hill and Murphy, {Jennifer L.} and Shantanu Roy and Cope, {Jennifer R.} and Ali, {Ibne K.M.}",
note = "Funding Information: The study was funded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), grant number 07-015-0712-52200 (Bangladesh-NIH/EID), and NSF/NIH Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases grant number 2R01-TW005869 from the Fogarty International Center. Funding Information: icddr,b acknowledges with gratitude the commitment of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NIH, and Government of Bangladesh for their research efforts. icddr,b is thankful to the Governments of Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, Sweden, and the UK for providing core/unrestricted support. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.",
year = "2020",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1007/s00436-019-06463-y",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "119",
pages = "339--344",
journal = "Parasitology Research",
issn = "0932-0113",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
number = "1",
}