Lethal encephalitis due to free-living amoebae in three members of a family, Tumbes, Peru
Free-living amoebas (FLA) are protozoan parasites that occasionally cause disease in humans after contact with contaminated water or soil. We describe a series of three cases of encephalitis in a family group with a fatal outcome that occurred in the Tumbes region between December 2019 and February...
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| Language: | Spanish |
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Instituto Nacional de Salud
2021-08-01
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| Series: | Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública |
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| Online Access: | https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/rpmesp/article/view/6754 |