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Entamoeba moshkovskii

Swetha 10/07/2023

Entamoeba moshkovskii
News
Increasing prevalence of Entamoeba moshkovskii
Location: Kolkata
Source: Study reports
What
A parasite of the Entamoeba genus
Significance
An enteric pathogen
Causes intestinal infections and diarrhoea
Causes amoebiasis along with related species
Related species
E. histolytica
E. dispar
Amoebiasis disease impact
Affects 50 million people in the tropics
Kills 100,000 people per year
Where
In anoxic (oxygen deficient) sediments
In polluted water sources
Prevalent in various countries
USA, Italy, Iran, Turkey, Bangladesh
India (Puducherry), Kenya, Australia, Indonesia
Colombia, Malaysia, Tunisia, Tanzania, Brazil
When
First described in 1941
Location: Moscow, Russia

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