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amoebiasis

Ongoing infection of the intestines, caused by the amoeba Entamoeba histolytica, resulting in chronic dysentery and consequent weakness and dehydration. Endemic in the developing world, it is now occurring in North America and Europe.
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4%)documented amoebiasis in one of three patients and three types of pathogens: multidrug-resistant Shigella dysenteriae type 1, S.
An Epidemic of Bloody Diarrhea: Escherichia coil O157 Emerging in ... by Martin, Paul M. V. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Health officials estimate that parasitic diseases such as leishmaniasis, malaria, amoebiasis and toxoplasmosis affect more than one-quarter of the world's population, or well in excess of 1 billion people.
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