Early Release - Geographic Range of Recreational Water-Associated Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis, United States, 1978–2018 - Volume 27, Number 1—January 2021 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal
N. fowleri suggests it might be sensitive to global changes in surface temperature ( – 12). Analysis of recreational water exposures resulting in PAM could aid risk prediction, prevention, and public communication efforts. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) maintains a database of reported PAM cases in the United States since 1962, cataloging information about dates, locations, and suspected exposures ( 2). In 1978, CDC established its Free-living Ameba Laboratory, which ...
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