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Meningoencephalitis due to the amoeboflagellate Naegleria fowleri in ruminants in Algeria

Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) is a fatal infection in most cases, caused by the amoeba flagellate Naegleria fowleri. This report describes the first cases of PAM in Algeria, in a cow and a ewe from Batna, north-eastern Algeria. The death of both ruminants occurred a week after the first...

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Autores principales: Benterki, Mohamed Seghir, Ayachi, Ammar, Bennoune, Omar, Régoudis, Estelle, Pélandakis, Michel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: EDP Sciences 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4793182/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26979770
http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2016011