Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis Due to Naegleria fowleri in a South American Tapir

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 239-243

  Lozano Alarcon F ^a   Bradley, G A ^b   Houser, B S ^b   Visvesvara, G S ^b  

^a Arizona Vet Diagnostic Laboratory   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba spp.; Balamuthia mandrillaris; Naegleria fowleri; Primary amebic meningoencephalitis; Tapir; Tapirus terrestris

Indexed keywords

AMEBIASIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PERISSODACTYLA; SOUTH AMERICA;

AMEBIASIS; ANIMALS; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; PERISSODACTYLA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0031132769     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030098589703400312     Document Type: Article

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