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1. Introduction Naegleria fowleri known more frequently as the “brain-eating ameba,” is a free-living ameba species belonging to the Naegleria genus and it is the only pathogenic species of the genus (1). It is the causative agent of Primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), an infection that is rare but has a mortality rate of 95–99% (2).
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