The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has representatives available 24/7 for diagnostic assistance and treatment recommendations.
Contact the Center for Disease Control (CDC) at 770-488-7100.
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) now has an investigational drug called Miltefosine (Impavido) available for treatment of Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM). It is critical that the emergency room personnel are made aware that the patient recently swam in warm fresh water.
The CDC has provided a link to the LAB Detection of Naegleria fowleri training video found here: https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/naegleria/diagnosis-hcp.html showing the only two known methods of detecting Naegleria fowleri in a patient without a PCR test. You will find the link to the video in the center of the page.