Amebiasis in Africa

• CDC- amebiasis
  http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/amebiasis/default.htm
  Links to factsheet, clinical information and Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports.
• eMedicine- Amebiasis (article)
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  This article by Maria A Horga, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, provides clinical information about amebiasis pathology and treatment.
• Tropical Medicine Central Resource- Chapter 1, Amebiasis
  href="http://tmcr.usuhs.mil/tmcr/chapter1/intro.htm
  This site links to chapter 1 of a 1700 page, 2 volume textbook "The Imaging of Tropical Diseases, with Epidemiological, Pathological and Clinical Corrilation". This richly-illustrated online textbook chapter provides clear and extensive information on amebiasis for various tropical populations.
• The Merck Manual- Amebiasis
  http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec17/ch196/ch196b.html
  Provides basic information about symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.
• Intestinal Protozoa- Amebas
  http://gsbs.utmb.edu/microbook/ch079.htm
  Medical and scientific information on the organisms and the diseases they cause provided by University of Texas Medical Branch. Extensive online resource, by Dr. O. P. Kapoor.
• The Entamoeba Homepage- hosted by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  http://homepages.lshtm.ac.uk/entamoeba/
  Provides information about the parasite, phylogeny, links, references, images, addresses of researchers, newsletter and journal.