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Meningoencephalitis
Naegleria fowleri causes seasonal meningoencephalitis in Holstein cattle
January 17th, 2006
Naegleria fowleri causes seasonal meningoencephalitis in Holstein cattle. "Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis is a fulminant infection of the human central nervous system caused by Naegleria fowleri, a free-living amoeba that thrives in artificially or naturally heated water. The infection usually is acquired while bathing or swimming in such waters. The portal of entry is the olfactory neuroepithelium." "This report describes fatal meningoencephalitis caused by N. fowleri in Holstein cattle that consumed untreated surface water in an area of California where summer temperatures at times exceed 42 degrees C," wrote scientists in...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2006-01-17)
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