Fatal meningoencephalitis in child and isolation of Naegleria fowleri from hot springs in Costa Rica

 

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Autoren: Abrahams Sandí, Elizabeth, Retana Moreira, Lissette, Castro Castillo, Alfredo, Reyes Batlle, María, Lorenzo Morales, Jacob
Format: carta al director
Publikationsdatum:2015
Beschreibung:In summary, this investigation identified an N. fowleri ameba in water sources at a resort in Costa Rica that had been visited by a child from the United States who died of PAM as a results of N. fowleri infection. These amebas pose a high risk to human health and were found in an area frequented by tourists, which should alert health authorities in Costa Rica of the need for monitoring locations such as this for possible contamination and notifying the public of the risk for infection.
Land:Kérwá
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Kérwá
Sprache:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/88197
Online Zugang:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/2/14-1576_article
https://hdl.handle.net/10669/88197
Stichwort:Naegleria fowleri
PARASITOLOGÍA
hot springs