| primary amoebic meningoencephalitis in western australia. | this paper describes the findings in three fatal cases of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis. two children developed the infection in january, 1980, in widely separated wheat-belt towns. the third child's infection, diagnosed by retrospective examination of necropsy material, developed in february, 1963, in the town where the second child lived. infection with naegleria fowleri was demonstrated by histological examination supplemented by specific immunofluorescence in all three cases, and by cu ... | 1982 | 7045612 |
| characterization of a drinking water distribution pipeline terminally colonized by naegleria fowleri. | free-living amoebae, such as naegleria fowleri, acanthamoeba spp., and vermamoeba spp., have been identified as organisms of concern due to their role as hosts for pathogenic bacteria and as agents of human disease. in particular, n. fowleri is known to cause the disease primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (pam) and can be found in drinking water systems in many countries. understanding the temporal dynamics in relation to environmental and biological factors is vital for developing management t ... | 2016 | 26853055 |