Brain-Eating Amoebae in the United Arab Emirates?

ACS Pharmacol Transl Sci. 2021 Feb 4;4(2):1014-1015. doi: 10.1021/acsptsci.1c00003. eCollection 2021 Apr 9.

Abstract

Given the warm climate, excessive water-related recreational activities, and large Muslim population practicing ablution, it is surprising that primary amoebic meningoencephalitis is not reported in the United Arab Emirates. In a medical district, up to 43% of meningitis cases did not determine the causative organism, suggesting that cases likely go undiagnosed.