ArticleEpidemiology and infection2015
Balamuthia mandrillaris therapeutic mud bath in Jamaica.
Article in Epidemiology and infection, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Cutaneous balamuthiasis: A clinicopathological study.JAAD international · 2022Article
- Diagnostic evaluation of fatal Balamuthia mandrillaris meningoencephalitis in a captive Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) with identification of potential environmental source and evidence of chronic exposure.Primates; journal of primatology · 2021Article
- First report of the isolation of Balamuthia mandrillaris in the northern region of Japan.Parasitology research · 2018Article
- Centrofacial Balamuthiasis: case report of a rare cutaneous amebic infection.Journal of cutaneous pathology · 2016Article
- Presence of Balamuthia mandrillaris in hot springs from Mazandaran province, northern Iran.Epidemiology and infection · 2016Article
- Isolation of Balamuthia mandrillaris from soil samples in North-Western Iran.Parasitology research · 2016Article
- Vannellid Species Isolated from Freshwater Source in a Park in Jamaica, West Indies.Microbiology insights · 2015Article
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Abstract
Balamuthia mandrillaris is an emerging cause of encephalitis in humans. The transmission dynamics are poorly understood due to the high fatality rate and the sporadic nature of cases. Seventy-two soil samples were collected from beaches and the banks of lagoons, rivers, ponds, mineral springs and streams from across Jamaica and assayed for the presence of B. mandrillaris. Seventy-nine sites were sampled and the mitochondrial 16S rDNA gene of B. mandrillaris was amplified and sequenced to confirm the presence of the amoeba. One isolate of B. mandrillaris was recovered from soil from mineral spring which hosts an informal therapeutic mud bath business. Although B. mandrillaris is less frequently isolated from soil than other free-living amoebae, rubbing mud containing the organism onto the skin increases the likelihood of exposure and infection. This first report on the isolation of B. mandrillaris in the Caribbean and its presence in soil where human contact is likely warrants further investigation using serological methods to elucidate exposure patterns.
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