Fatal Balamuthia mandrillaris Meningoencephalitis in the Netherlands after Travel to The Gambia

Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 May;21(5):896-8. doi: 10.3201/eid2105.141325.
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Keywords: Balamuthia mandrillaris; The Gambia; encephalitis; free-living ameba; meningitis; meningoencephalitis; parasites; protozoa; the Netherlands.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Amebiasis / diagnosis
  • Amebiasis / drug therapy
  • Amebiasis / epidemiology
  • Amebiasis / parasitology*
  • Balamuthia mandrillaris
  • Biopsy
  • Brain / parasitology
  • Brain / pathology
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Gambia / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Meningoencephalitis / diagnosis
  • Meningoencephalitis / drug therapy
  • Meningoencephalitis / epidemiology
  • Meningoencephalitis / parasitology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Netherlands / epidemiology
  • Travel*