Volume 27, Number 1—January 2021
Dispatch
Geographic Range of Recreational Water–Associated Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis, United States, 1978–2018
Radhika Gharpure
, Michelle Gleason, Zainab Salah, Anna J. Blackstock, David Hess-Homeier, Jonathan S. Yoder, Ibne Karim M. Ali, Sarah A. Collier1, and Jennifer R. Cope1
, Michelle Gleason, Zainab Salah, Anna J. Blackstock, David Hess-Homeier, Jonathan S. Yoder, Ibne Karim M. Ali, Sarah A. Collier1, and Jennifer R. Cope1
Table
Recreational water–associated primary amebic meningoencephalitis, United States, 1978–2018
| Years | No. cases | Median latitude, decimal degrees (range) | p value* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978–1989 | 20 | 30.3 (27.8–38.0) | Referent |
| 1990–1999 | 15 | 32.5 (26.5–35.5) | 0.90 |
| 2000–2009 | 26 | 32.3 (28.1–36.1) | 0.47 |
| 2010–2018 | 24 | 33.6 (26.1–45.0) | 0.02 |
*Pairwise comparison to reference group using Dwass-Steel-Critchlow-Fligner test.
1These senior authors contributed equally to this article.
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