| Entamoeba moshkovskii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Phylum: | Amoebozoa |
| Family: | Entamoebidae |
| Genus: | Entamoeba |
| Species: | E. moshkovskii
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| Binomial name | |
| Entamoeba moshkovskii Tshalaia, 1941
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Entamoeba moshkovskii is part of the genus Entamoeba.[1] It is found in areas with polluted water sources, and is prevalent in places such as Malaysia, India, and Bangladesh, but more recently has made its way to Turkey, Australia, and North America. This amoeba is said to rarely infect humans, but recently this has changed. It is in question as to whether it is pathogenic or not.[2] Despite some sources stating this is a free living amoeba, various studies worldwide have shown it contains the ability to infect humans, with some cases of pathogenic potential being reported.[3] Some of the symptoms that often occur are diarrhea, weight loss, bloody stool, and abdominal pain. The first known human infection also known as the "Laredo strain" of Entamoebic mushkovskii was in Laredo, Texas in 1991, although it was first described by a man named Tshalaia in 1941 in Moscow, Russia.[2][3] It is known to affect people of all ages and genders.[4]
- ^ CDC (2003). "Entamoeba moshkovskii Infections in Children in Bangladesh". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 9 (5). Center for Disease Control: 580–584. doi:10.3201/eid0905.020548. PMC 2972761. PMID 12737742.
- ^ a b CID. "Atlas Protozoa".
- ^ a b Heredia, Rubén Darío; Fonseca, Jairo Andrés; López, Myriam Consuelo (2012). "Entamoeba moshkovskii perspectives of a new agent to be considered in the diagnosis of amebiasis". Acta Tropica. 123 (3): 139–45. doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2012.05.012. PMID 22664420.
- ^ CID. "Congress of International Disease". Archived from the original on 2014-07-27.