| the first association of a primary amebic meningoencephalitis death with culturable naegleria fowleri in tap water from a us treated public drinking water system. | naegleria fowleri is a climate-sensitive, thermophilic ameba found in warm, freshwater lakes and rivers. primary amebic meningoencephalitis (pam), which is almost universally fatal, occurs when n. fowleri-containing water enters the nose, typically during swimming, and migrates to the brain via the olfactory nerve. in august 2013, a 4-year-old boy died of meningoencephalitis of unknown etiology in a louisiana hospital. | 2015 | 25595746 |
| primary amebic meningoencephalitis deaths associated with sinus irrigation using contaminated tap water. | naegleria fowleri is a climate-sensitive, thermophilic ameba found in the environment, including warm, freshwater lakes and rivers. primary amebic meningoencephalitis (pam), which is almost universally fatal, occurs when n. fowleri-containing water enters the nose, typically during swimming, and n. fowleri migrates to the brain via the olfactory nerve. in 2011, 2 adults died in louisiana hospitals of infectious meningoencephalitis after brief illnesses. | 2012 | 22919000 |
| seasonal primary amebic meningoencephalitis (pam) in the south: summertime is pam time. | primary amebic meningoencephalitis (pam), a typically fatal, free-living amebic infection of the central nervous system (cns), is caused by the thermophilic, freshwater protozoan, naegleria fowleri. more than 145 cases of pam have been reported worldwide, with most reported cases in the united states (us). since annual pam case clusters in the us and worldwide have demonstrated recent increases over background cases, the objectives of this investigation included (1) an epidemiological and statis ... | 2016 | 22866356 |