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Any relation between n. fowleri and sushi ?
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N Fowleri: is not found in salt water. It has to travel up the nose to cause Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis. Know of no case reports of PAM caused byNaegleria fowleri. But sushi can contain other dangerous parasites.
Answered 11/28/2017
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