High occurrence of Acanthamoeba spp. in the water samples of public swimming pools from Kerman Province, Iran.

doi:10.2166/wh.2021.162

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High occurrence of Acanthamoeba spp. in the water samples of public swimming pools from Kerman Province, Iran.

Journal of water and health - 1 Oct 2021

Eftekhari-Kenzerki Raheleh, Solhjoo Kavous, Babaei Zahra, Rezanezhad Hassan, Abolghazi Ahmad, Taghipour Ali

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Acanthamoeba spp. is a free-living amoeba that can cause major infections in humans, including keratitis and granulomatous encephalitis. Thus, water resources play an important role in transmitting Acanthamoeba spp. infection to humans. The purpose of this study was to investigate the presence of Acanthamoeba spp. in public swimming pools from three cities of Kerman Province, southeastern Iran. Eighty water...

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PMID: 34665778
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2021.162
PMCID: wh_2021_162

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