The causative agent of amoebiasis, Entamoeba histolytica, was discovered in 1875 by F. Loesch. In 1903, the organism was studied in detail by F. Schaudinn, who differentiated two amoeba species ...

Entamoeba histolytica is a protozoan parasite that causes amoebiasis. Recent studies have revealed opportunities to produce an effective vaccine against the Entamoeba histolytica infection.

IN Durban there is a reversal of the customary incidence of amœbiasis. It is generally stated that an indigenous population is less susceptible to this disease, but in Durban the native African ...

At the Veterans Administration Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska, 20 patients with proved amebiasis have received aureomycin, and the results are believed to confirm those of other workers.

Researchers have long known that the amoebiasis parasite can kill white blood cells to evade the immune system. However, exactly how it does this was unknown.

RECENT work by McVay, Laird and Sprunt1 has shown that aureomycin may be of value in the treatment of amœbiasis. Because of the small number of cases they reported on, and the comparatively short ...