Naegleria fowleri-associated meningoencephalitis in a cow in Southern Brazil-first molecular detection of N. fowleri in Brazil.
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DOI: 10.1007/s00436-021-07209-5
Abstract: Naegleria fowleri, a free-living and thermophilic ameba, is the etiological agent of primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). PAM is a rare and highly fatal neurologic disease in humans, and has been rarely documented in animal species.… read more here.
Keywords: fowleri; naegleria fowleri; fowleri associated; associated meningoencephalitis ... See more keywords
Identification of cysteine protease inhibitors as new drug leads against Naegleria fowleri.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2018.03.010
Abstract: Primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) is a rapidly fatal infection caused by the free-living ameba Naegleria fowleri. PAM occurs principally in healthy children of less than 13 years old with a history of recent exposure to… read more here.
Keywords: protease; fowleri; cysteine protease; drug ... See more keywords
HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors as Drug Leads against Naegleria fowleri.
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DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.0c00428
Abstract: Primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), caused by the free-living ameba Naegleria fowleri, has a fatality rate of over 97%. Treatment of PAM relies on amphotericin B in combination with other drugs, but few patients have survived… read more here.
Keywords: hmg coa; fowleri; naegleria fowleri; drug ... See more keywords
Naegleria fowleri from Pakistan Has Type-2 Genotype
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DOI: 10.18502/ijpa.v17i1.9015
Abstract: Background: Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) is an acute and fulminant CNS infection caused by Naegleria fowleri. Recreational activities and ritual ablution with contaminated warm fresh water are the main reason of PAM. Pakistan ranked the… read more here.
Keywords: fowleri; naegleria fowleri; water; genotype ... See more keywords