The Epidemiology and Clinical Features of Balamuthia mandrillaris Disease in the United States, 1974

The Epidemiology and Clinical Features of Balamuthia mandrillaris Disease in the United States, 1974–2016

Published:2018-09-21 Issue:11 Volume:68 Page:1815-1822
ISSN:1058-4838
Container-title:Clinical Infectious Diseases
language:en
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Author:

Cope Jennifer R¹,Landa Janet¹²,Nethercut Hannah¹³,Collier Sarah A¹,Glaser Carol⁴,Moser Melanie⁵,Puttagunta Raghuveer¹,Yoder Jonathan S¹,Ali Ibne K¹,Roy Sharon L⁶

Affiliation:

1. Waterborne Disease Prevention Branch, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia

2. James A. Ferguson Emerging Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program, Baltimore, Maryland

3. Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Tennessee

4. Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco, California

5. Office of Financial Resources, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia

6. Parasitic Diseases Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Microbiology (medical)

Link

http://academic.oup.com/cid/article-pdf/68/11/1815/28653473/ciy813.pdf

Reference44 articles.

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3. Multifocal Balamuthia mandrillaris infection in a dog in Australia;Finnin;Parasitol Res,2007

4. Another case of canine amoebic meningoencephalitis–the challenges of reaching a rapid diagnosis;Hodge;Parasitol Res,2011

5. Amebic meningoencephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris (leptomyxid ameba) in a horse;Kinde;J Vet Diagn Invest,1998

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