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Prevalence of Naegleria fowleri in environmental samples from northern part of India [1]

Naegleria fowleri the causative agent of Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis, is ubiquitously distributed worldwide in various warm aquatic environments and soil habitats. The present study reports on the presence of Naegleria spp. in various water bodies present in Rohtak and Jhajjar district, of state Haryana, India. A total of 107 water reservoirs were screened from summer till autumn (2012 and 2013).

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
20/10/2015
Ashutosh Panda [3], Shehla Khalil [4], Bijay Ranjan Mirdha & et al [5]
PLoS ONE [6]
1-14
Tags:
Micro Organisms [7], Water Pollution [8], Water Quality [9], Diseases [10], Neurology [11], Rohtak (D) [12], Jhajjar (D) [13], Haryana [14]
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[2] http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0137736
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[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/shehla-khalil
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[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-quality
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/diseases
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/neurology
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rohtak-d
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jhajjar-d
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/haryana