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Waterborne Amoeba Causes Third Death this Summer
Today, CNN reported that the death of a teenager in Brevard County, Florida, has been linked to Naegleria fowleri. This is the third death linked to the waterborne amoeba this year. It is believed that the amoeba entered the teen’s body when she swam in a nearby river. The other two confirmed cases this year occurred in Louisiana and Virginia. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
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Neti Pots Linked to Deaths Caused by Waterborne Amoeba Naegleria Fowleri
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals is warning people against using tap water in neti pots due to a serious health risk, reports MSNBC. Nasal-irrigation devices, called neti pots, are implicated in two deaths in Louisiana caused by the amoeba Naegleria fowleri, which rapidly destroys brain tissue. Health officials believe that the two recent victims filled neti pots with tap water ...
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Parasitic Amoeba in Minnesota Lake Kills 9-Year-Old Boy
The Daily News reports that a 9-year-old boy has died from a rare brain infection two days after swimming in Minnesota’s Lily Lake. The same rare brain infection also killed a 7-year-old girl in the summer of 2010 after she swam in Lily Lake as well. Health officials believe the deaths were caused by a parasitic amoeba called Naegleria fowleri in the lake’s water. The 36-acre lake ...
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Fast and accurate testing of water quality: Research of German ultrafiltration specialist inge watertechnologies AG state-aided
The research and development conducted by inge watertechnologies AG within the 'AQUASens' project, receives funding from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung-BMBF). In cooperation with Siemens AG, FRIZ Biochem Gesellschaft für Bioanalytik GmbH, the Institut for Waterchemistry and Chemical Balneology of the Technical University of ...
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Deadly Amoeba Naegleria fowleri Found in Louisiana Tap Water
According to the Los Angeles Times, Naegleria fowleri, has been detected in the Louisiana homes of two people who died in 2011 from primary amoebic meningoencephalitis. The two victims reportedly fell ill after clearing their nasal passages with neti pots containing salt water. Health teams inspected the victim’s homes to test water samples for Naegleria fowleri, but in both cases their ...
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World Hepatitis Day – Analytik Jena’s detection kits and instruments help identify the disease
World Hepatitis Day takes place every year on July 28. Its purpose is to raise awareness of the disease worldwide and to provide information about the risks and the options for protection and treatment for hepatitis infections. The theme for this year’s World Hepatitis Day is “Find the Missing Millions.” Approximately 300 million people worldwide have chronic hepatitis B and C. ...
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World Hepatitis Day
Jena, Germany, July 28, 2018 — World Hepatitis Day takes place every year on July 28. Its purpose is to raise awareness of the disease worldwide and to provide information about the risks and the options for protection and treatment for hepatitis infections. The theme for this year’s World Hepatitis Day is “Find the Missing Millions.” Approximately 300 million people ...
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BOC Sciences Shares Its Strategic Emphasis on NTPs during the Pandemic
"Whether your studies involve DNA sequencing, cDNA synthesis, RT-PCR, RCA, MDA, DNA labeling, in vitro transcription, siRNA synthesis, or RNA amplification, we stock hundreds of modified or natural NTPs to suit your various molecular biological applications," a BOC Sciences manager announces to the public As an active participant in the biotech and pharmaceutical industry, BOC Sciences ...
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