June 2012 (doi:10.1038/nchembio.1002) . Top 1st June 2012, auranofin Amoebiasis (previously known as entamoebiasis) is an infection of the intestines caused by ingestion of the amoeba Entamoeba histolytica . The infection is spread through ingestion of the cyst-form of the parasite, generally through ingestion of food or water contaminated with human