Free-living amoebae in the water resources of Iran: a systematic review

E Saburi, T Rajaii, A Behdari, MH Kohansal… - Journal of Parasitic …, 2017 - Springer
Free-living amoebae (FLA) are a group of protozoa with the capabilities of growth in the
environment and invasion to the human body which have been isolated from different water …

A systematic literature review and meta‐analysis on the global prevalence of Naegleria spp. in water sources

R Saberi, Z Seifi, S Dodangeh, A Najafi… - Transboundary and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Naegleria species (spp.) is a free‐living amoeba whose pathogenic species such as N.
fowleri pose a significant health risk to young people, and the most important source of …

Pathogenic waterborne free-living amoebae: An update from selected Southeast Asian countries

MA Abdul Majid, T Mahboob, BGJ Mong, N Jaturas… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Data on the distribution of free-living amoebae is still lacking especially in Southeast Asian
region. The aquatic environment revealed a high occurrence of free-living amoebae (FLA) …

Occurrence and genetic characterisation of Acanthamoeba spp. from environmental and domestic water sources in Queen Elizabeth Protected Area, Uganda

C Sente, J Erume, I Naigaga, PK Magambo, S Ochwo… - Parasites & vectors, 2016 - Springer
Background Acanthamoeba is an emerging potentially pathogenic amoeba that has been
receiving increasing attention worldwide as a reservoir and potential vector for the …

Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of Acanthamoeba isolates in tap water of Beni-Suef, Egypt

WM Abd El Wahab, AA El-Badry, DA Hamdy - Acta parasitologica, 2018 - degruyter.com
The genus Acanthamoeba is a free-living amoeba widely distributed in various aquatic
environments. It is an etiologic cause of amoebic encephalitis and keratitis particularly for …

A review of Acanthamoeba keratitis in the Middle East and Iran

MHF Haddad, A Shokri, H Habibpour… - Journal of acute …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Acanthamoeba keratitis, a vision-threatening disease, is caused by a free-living amoeba of
genus Acanthamoeba. Amoeba is widely distributed all around the world. Several cases of …

Acanthamoeba spp. from water and soil sources in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis

E Kialashaki, A Daryani, M Sharif, S Gholami… - Annals of …, 2018 - agro.icm.edu.pl
Acanthamoeba, an opportunistic protozoan parasite, is distributed in the environment
globally, causes serious human infections, including a fatal encephalitis and keratitis. The …

[PDF][PDF] Waterborne transmission of protozoan parasites: A review of water resources in Iran–An update 2020

E Hoseinzadeh, A Rostamian, M Razaghi… - Desalination and Water …, 2021 - deswater.com
abstract Waterborne protozoan parasitic diseases are considered a global disease. With no
comprehensive review for the country, we evaluated only the available studies (n= 27) …

[HTML][HTML] Isolation and molecular identification of Acanthamoeba and Naegleria from agricultural water canal in Qazvin, Iran

MK Rafsanjani, E Hajialilo, M Saraei… - Iranian Journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Free-living amoeba (FLA) are widely distributed in different environmental
sources. The most genera of the amoeba are Acanthamoeba, Naegleria and Vermamoeba …

Isolation, molecular characterization and phylogeny of Naegleria species in water bodies of North-Western Province, Sri Lanka

N Gunarathna, A Amarasinghe, S Wijesundara… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background The inland freshwater bodies in the North-Western Province of Sri Lanka have
ideal environmental conditions for the Naegleria species. Therefore, the presence and …