| Title |
Serologic survey for exposure following fatal Balamuthia mandrillaris infection
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Parasitology Research, January 2014
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00436-014-3769-0 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Brendan R. Jackson, Zuzana Kucerova, Sharon L. Roy, Glenda Aguirre, Joli Weiss, Rama Sriram, Jonathan Yoder, Rebecca Foelber, Steven Baty, Gordana Derado, Susan L. Stramer, Valerie Winkelman, Govinda S. Visvesvara |
| Abstract |
Granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE) from Balamuthia mandrillaris, a free-living ameba, has a case fatality rate exceeding 90% among recognized cases in the USA. In August 2010, a GAE cluster occurred following transplantation of infected organs from a previously healthy landscaper in Tucson, AZ, USA, who died from a suspected stroke. As B. mandrillaris is thought to be transmitted through soil, a serologic survey of landscapers and a comparison group of blood donors in southern Arizona was performed. Three (3.6%) of 83 serum samples from landscapers and 11 (2.5%) of 441 serum samples from blood donors were seropositive (p = 0.47). On multivariable analysis, county of residence was associated with seropositivity, whereas age, sex, and ethnicity were not. Exposure to B. mandrillaris, previously unexamined in North America, appears to be far more common than GAE in Southern Arizona. Risk factors for disease progression and the ameba's geographic range should be examined. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 14 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 7 | 47% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 2 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 2 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 7% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 7% |
| Other | 2 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 47% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 13% |
| Environmental Science | 1 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 7% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 7% |
| Other | 3 | 20% |
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