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. 2021 Jan;27(1):271–274. doi: 10.3201/eid2701.202119

Table. Recreational water–associated primary amebic meningoencephalitis, United States, 1978–2018.

Years No. cases Median latitude, decimal degrees (range) p value*
1978–1989 20 30.3 (27.8–38.0) Referent
1990–1999 15 32.5 (26.5–35.5) 0.90
2000–2009 26 32.3 (28.1–36.1) 0.47
2010–2018 24 33.6 (26.1–45.0) 0.02

*Pairwise comparison to reference group using Dwass-Steel-Critchlow-Fligner test.