Parasites - Balamuthia mandrillaris - Granulomatous Amebic Encephalitis (GAE)
Balamuthia mandrillaris is a free-living ameba (a single-celled living organism) naturally found in the environment. Balamuthia can cause a rare* and serious infection of the brain called granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE).
Balamuthia Resources
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*Rare Disease
There is no universal definition of a “rare disease” but the U.S. Rare Disease Act of 2002external icon defined a rare disease as affecting less than 200,000 people in the U.S. and this definition has been adopted by the National Institutes of Health, Office of Rare Diseases.external icon
Page last reviewed: September 4, 2019