TY - JOUR AU - Shakoor, Sadia AU - Beg, Mohammad Asim AU - Mahmood, Syed Faisal AU - Bandea, Rebecca AU - Sriram, Rama AU - Noman, Fatima AU - Ali, Farheen AU - Visvesvara, Govinda S. AU - Zafar, Afia T1 - Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis Caused by Naegleria fowleri, Karachi, Pakistan T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2011 VL - 17 IS - 2 SP - 258 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We report 13 cases of Naegleria fowleri primary amebic meningoencephalitis in persons in Karachi, Pakistan, who had no history of aquatic activities. Infection likely occurred through ablution with tap water. An increase in primary amebic meningoencephalitis cases may be attributed to rising temperatures, reduced levels of chlorine in potable water, or deteriorating water distribution systems. KW - Naegleria fowleri KW - Pakistan KW - ameba KW - encephalitis KW - parasites KW - primary amebic meningoencephalitis KW - water KW - contamination KW - dispatch DO - 10.3201/eid1702.100442 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/2/10-0442_article ER - End of Reference