Entamoeba moshkovskii

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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