Balamuthia mandrillaris is an opportunistic, free-living amoeba that can cause skin lesions
and the typically fatal Balamuthia amoebic encephalitis (BAE) both in immunocompromised …

Invasion of the central nervous system (CNS) is a most devastating complication of a
parasitic infection. Several physical and immunological barriers provide obstacles to such …

The free‐living amoeba Balamuthia mandrillaris causes usually fatal encephalitis in humans
and animals. Only limited studies have investigated the efficacy of antimicrobial agents …

The opportunist free‐living protists such as A canthamoeba spp. and B alamuthia
mandrillaris have become a serious threat to human life. As most available drugs target …

Although Balamuthia mandrillaris was identified more than two decades ago as an agent of
fatal granulomatous encephalitis in humans and other animals, little is known about its …

We report the first identified transmission of Balamuthia mandrillaris through solid organ
transplantation. Kidneys were transplanted from a donor with presumptive diagnosis of …

Protozoan and helminth parasites are fascinating organisms and examples of their
parasitism are found in a broad range of hosts, including plants, invertebrates and …