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This Week in Parasitism

TWiP 39: I encyst, said the amoeba

85 min • 26 april 2012

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Vincent and Dickson review the biology and pathogenesis of the amoebae Naegleria fowlerii and Acanthamoeba castellani.

Links for this episode:

N. fowlerii life cycle (CDC)
N. fowlerii at Artful Amoeba
Naegleria and amoebic meningoencephalitis (MDPH)
First case of Naegleria PAM in Italy (Emerg Inf Dis)
N. fowlerii in well water (Emerg Inf Dis)
Recent N. fowlerii case in Minnesota (Clin Inf Dis)
Beat the holiday bug (Sydney Morning Herald)
Is your neti pot safe? (Dallas News)
Acanthamoeba keratitis fact sheet (CDC)
Letters read on TWiP 39

Contact

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