According to the CDC's website Parasites - Amebiasis - Entamoeba histolytica Infection:
"Although anyone can have this disease, it is more common in people who live in tropical areas with poor sanitary conditions. In the United States, amebiasis is most common in:
- People who have traveled to tropical places that have poor sanitary conditions
- Immigrants from tropical countries that have poor sanitary conditions
- People who live in institutions that have poor sanitary conditions"
