Assessing the Risk of Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis from Swimming in the Presence of Environmental Naegleria fowleri

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 2927-2931

  Cabanes, Pierre André ^a,d   Wallet, France ^a   Pringuez, Emmanuelle ^b   Pernin, Pierre ^c  

^a Serv des Etud Médicales   (France)

^b Division Recherche et Developpement   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d EDF R AND D   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

AMEBIASIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; PARASITOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWIMMING;

AMEBIASIS; ANIMALS; HUMANS; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MICE; MODELS, ANIMAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWIMMING; WATER;

EID: 0035403313     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.7.2927-2931.2001     Document Type: Article

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