Pathogenic free-living amebae (PFLA) from frozen swimming areas in Oslo, Norway

Water samples were taken from 4 frozen swimming areas in Oslo, Norway and examined for pathogenic and non-pathogenic limax amebae. All samples contained amebae and 2 of the areas yielded pathogens (Acanthamoeba castellanii). The relationship between distribution and temperature is discussed.

Detritus-Based Food Webs: Exploitation by Juvenile Chum Salmon ( Oncorhynchus keta )

Harpacticoid copepods are the principal food of chum salmon during the first critical weeks of estuarine life. Heterotrophic food sources are preferentially ingested by harpacticoids. A commercially valuable fisheries resource, usually considered to be planktivorous, is related to a detritus-based, benthically derived food web.

Primary amoebic mengingoencephalitis contracted in a thermal tributary of the Waikato River--Taupo: a case report

The case history and identification of the aetiological agent of a case of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis contracted from a natural thermal steam is presented. The diagnosis and treatment of suspected cases is discussed.

The 1968 New Zealand cases of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis--Myxomycete or Naegleria?

The 1968 New Zealand cases of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis are reviewed with reference to the identification of the aetiological organisms. Evidence is presented to show that they were Naegleria gruberi.