 According to a MMWR report published in September 2010, two confirmed cases of "Balamuthia" transmission occurred through organ transplantation in December 2009 in Mississippi.Two kidney recipients, a 31-year-old woman and a 27-year-old man, suffered from post-transplant encephalitis due to "Balamuthia".The woman died in February 2010 and the man survived with partial paralysis of right arm.