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Volume 30, Number 9—September 2024
Dispatch

Fatal Case of Naegleria fowleri Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis from Indoor Surfing Center, Taiwan, 2023

Hsin-Yi Wei, Yi-Wen Lai, Shu-Ying Li, Yen-I Lee, Meng-Kai Hu, Da-Der Ji, and Chia-ping SuComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Taiwan Centers for Disease Control, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taipei, Taiwan (H.-Y. Wei, Y.-W. Lai, S.-Y. Li, Y.-I. Lee, M.-K. Hu); National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei (D.-D. Ji); New Taipei Municipal Tucheng Hospital and National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan (C.-p. Su)

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Figure 1

Illustration of 3 pools and basement mechanical area in an investigation of a fatal case of Naegleria fowleri primary amebic meningoencephalitis from indoor surfing center, Taiwan, 2023. Chlorine levels for pools are shown. Water for the wave pool was extracted from the swimming pool, and no additional chlorine was added to the wave pool. ppm, parts per million.

Figure 1. Illustration of 3 pools and basement mechanical area in an investigation of a fatal case of Naegleria fowleri primary amebic meningoencephalitis from indoor surfing center, Taiwan, 2023. Chlorine levels for pools are shown. Water for the wave pool was extracted from the swimming pool, and no additional chlorine was added to the wave pool. ppm, parts per million.

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