The epidemiology of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis in the USA, 1962-2008

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 138, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 968-975

  Yoder, J S ^a   Eddy, B A ^a,b   Visvesvara, G S ^a   Capewell, L ^a   Beach, M J ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Infectious disease epidemiology; Parasitic disease epidemiology and control; Water borne infections

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; LAKE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; PATHOGENESIS; POND; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY AMEBIC MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASON; SUMMER; UNITED STATES; VITAL STATISTICS; WEATHER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMEBIASIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM PROTOZOAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953609428     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268809991014     Document Type: Article

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