Naegleria fowleri in the Northern Territory

Corporate Author(s)
Centre for Disease Control
Publication Date
2015-06
Abstract
Naegleria fowleri is an organism known as an amoeba that lives naturally in warm freshwater bodies and soil. It can be found in warm, stagnant bodies of water including lakes, hot springs, irrigation canals, warm water discharge from industrial plants, poorly maintained swimming pools and spas and garden hoses or sprinklers containing stagnant water. It is a naturally occurring organism in the Northern Territory. It does not exist in seawater.
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Publisher
Department of Health
Subject
Amoeba
Water
Title
Naegleria fowleri in the Northern Territory
Type of document
Fact sheet
Entity Type
Publication

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