A case of primary amebic meningoencephalitis caused by Naegleria fowleri in Bangladesh

Hossain M.S. Sazzad; Stephen P. Luby; James Sejvar; Mahmudur Rahman; Emily S. Gurley; Vincent Hill; Jennifer L. Murphy; Shantanu Roy; Jennifer R. Cope; Ibne K.M. Ali

doi:10.1007/s00436-019-06463-y

A case of primary amebic meningoencephalitis caused by Naegleria fowleri in Bangladesh

Hossain M.S. Sazzad, Stephen P. Luby, James Sejvar, Mahmudur Rahman, Emily S. Gurley, Vincent Hill, Jennifer L. Murphy, Shantanu Roy, Jennifer R. Cope, Ibne K.M. Ali

Bloomberg School of Public Health

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	339-344
Number of pages	6
Journal	Parasitology Research
Volume	119
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-019-06463-y
State	Published - Jan 1 2020

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Keywords

Ablution
Encephalitis
Free-living ameba
Genotype
Meningitis
Naegleria fowleri
PAM
Primary amebic meningoencephalitis
Ritual rinsing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Parasitology
veterinary(all)
Insect Science
Infectious Diseases

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Sazzad, H. M. S., Luby, S. P., Sejvar, J., Rahman, M., Gurley, E. S., Hill, V., Murphy, J. L., Roy, S., Cope, J. R., & Ali, I. K. M. (2020). A case of primary amebic meningoencephalitis caused by Naegleria fowleri in Bangladesh. Parasitology Research, 119(1), 339-344. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-019-06463-y

A case of primary amebic meningoencephalitis caused by Naegleria fowleri in Bangladesh. / Sazzad, Hossain M.S.; Luby, Stephen P.; Sejvar, James; Rahman, Mahmudur; Gurley, Emily S.; Hill, Vincent; Murphy, Jennifer L.; Roy, Shantanu; Cope, Jennifer R.; Ali, Ibne K.M.

In: Parasitology Research, Vol. 119, No. 1, 01.01.2020, p. 339-344.

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