Geographic Range of Recreational Water-Associated Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis, United States,...
Geographic Range of Recreational Water-Associated Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis, United States, 1978-2018
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United States: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
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English
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United States: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
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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 nort...
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Geographic Range of Recreational Water-Associated Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis, United States, 1978-2018
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_fcaef5f6864b4d75889f1323a91d2e7f
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_fcaef5f6864b4d75889f1323a91d2e7f
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1080-6040
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1080-6059
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10.3201/eid2701.202119
