Infectious Diseases of Poverty

Table 5 Parasites isolated and associated human diseases

From: Prevalence of pathogenic free-living amoeba and other protozoa in natural and communal piped tap water from Queen Elizabeth protected area, Uganda

NCBI Accession No.	Genus and species	Associated Diseases
KU884884	Acanthamoeba spp. (T1)	Encephalitis [11, 48]
KU894799	Acanthamoeba spp. (T4)	Keratitis [48–50]
KU894800	Acanthamoeba spp. (T4)	Keratitis [48–50]
KU894801	Acanthamoeba polyphaga.(T4)	Keratitis [48–50]
KU894802	Acanthamoeba spp. (T4)	Keratitis [48–50]
KU894803	Acanthamoeba spp. (T4)	Keratitis [48–50]
KU894804	Acanthamoeba spp. (T11)	Keratitis [48–50]
KU894805	Hartmanella vermiformis	Keratitis [14, 41, 42]
KU894806	Echinamoeba exundans	Keratitis [42, 44]
KU894807	Nuclearia pattersoni	Unknown
KU894808	Echinamoeba exundans	Unknown
KU894809	Bodomorpha minima	Unknown
KU894810	Cercomonas agilis	Unknown
KU894811	Echinamoeba exundans	Unknown
KU894812	Echinamoeba exundans	Unknown
KU894813	Echinamoeba exundans	Unknown
KU894814	Hartmanella vermiformis	Unknown
-	Cryptosporidium spp.	Cryptosporidiosis [18, 51]
-	Giardia spp.	Giardiasis [10, 18]

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