caa a22 4500 445342374 CHVBK 20180317142817.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00436-010-2120-7 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00436-010-2120-7 Prevalence of Acanthamoeba spp. and other free-living amoebae in household water, Ohio, USA—1990-1992 [Elektronische Daten] [Lauren Stockman, Carolyn Wright, Govinda Visvesvara, Barry Fields, Michael Beach] Knowledge of the prevalence of free-living amoebae (FLA) in US household water can provide a focus for prevention of amoeba-associated illnesses. Household water samples from two Ohio counties, collected and examined for amoebae during 1990-1992, were used to describe the prevalence of Acanthamoeba and other FLA in a household setting. Amoebae were isolated and identified by morphologic features. A total of 2,454 samples from 467 households were examined. Amoebae were found in water samples of 371 (79%) households. Sites most likely to contain amoeba were shower heads (52%) and kitchen sprayers (50%). Species of Hartmannella, Acanthamoeba, or Vahlkampfia were most common. Detection was higher in biofilm swab samples than in water samples. Detection of FLA and Acanthamoeba, at 79% and 51%, respectively, exceed estimates that have been published in previous surveys of household sources. We believe FLA are commonplace inhabitants of household water in this sample as they are in the environment. Springer-Verlag (outside the USA), 2010 Stockman Lauren Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd NE Mailstop A-34, Atlanta, GA, USA aut Wright Carolyn Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd NE Mailstop G-03, Atlanta, GA, USA aut Visvesvara Govinda Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway NE Mailstop F-36, Atlanta, GA, USA aut Fields Barry Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd NE Mailstop G-03, Atlanta, GA, USA aut Beach Michael Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway NE Mailstop F-22, Atlanta, GA, USA aut Parasitology Research Springer-Verlag 108/3(2011-03-01), 621-627 0932-0113 108:3<621 2011 108 436 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-010-2120-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-010-2120-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Stockman Lauren Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd NE Mailstop A-34, Atlanta, GA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Wright Carolyn Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd NE Mailstop G-03, Atlanta, GA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Visvesvara Govinda Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway NE Mailstop F-36, Atlanta, GA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Fields Barry Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd NE Mailstop G-03, Atlanta, GA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Beach Michael Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway NE Mailstop F-22, Atlanta, GA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Parasitology Research Springer-Verlag 108/3(2011-03-01), 621-627 0932-0113 108:3<621 2011 108 436 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer