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AWWA WQTC65811
- Naegleria fowleri Proposed Operational Practices
- Conference Proceeding by American Water Works Association, 11/01/2007
- Publisher: AWWA
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This powerpoint presentation begins by providing a brief history of Naegleria fowleri, a disease recognized at Adelaide (Australia) Children'sHospital in 1961;first cases in Florida appeared in 1966;N. fowleri named in 1970; the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) documented 24 U.S. fatal casesof PAM from 1989 - 2000; and, in2002, two cases were reported in each state ofTexas, Arizona, and Florida. Inhalation vs. ingestion of N. fowleri is presented, along with the three possible stages, infection risk, infectious dose, risk analysis, identification, Polymerase Chain Reaction"Primer", AWQC Methodology for Naegleria sppI - Processing of Environmental Samples, AWQC Methodology for Naegleria sppII - Speciation by PCR & Melting Analysis, Melting analysis of Naegleriaspp from Peoria samples, Culture/PCR vs Direct PCR, Difference in Naegleria Primers, and SuggestedOperational Practicesfor Drinking Water. Includes figures.