Coccidioides Exposure and Coccidioidomycosis among Prison Employees, California, United States

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• Journal Article:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  de Perio, Marie A. ; Niemeier, R. Todd ; Burr, Gregory A.
• Description:
  Responding to a request by corrections agency management, we investigated coccidioidomycosis in prison employees in central California, a coccidioidomycosis-endemic area. We identified 103 cases of coccidioidomycosis that occurred over 4.5 years. As a result, we recommended training and other steps to reduce dust exposure among employees and thus potential exposure to Coccidioides.
• Subjects:
  Coccidioides Coccidioidomycosis Dispatch Occupational Exposure Public Health Surveillance
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 21(6):1031-1033.
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  Global Health Center
• Topic:
  Diseases & Conditions
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  3 pdf pages
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046261
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:98c6ac77d1bc247858b9daa7b96449c6d49d08fbb00b82215b7431353fa2d6fd8b4964249b5af72c835078aeb45342212ae7f0b8f5a732fc62ee9a50404024e6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/31453/cdc_31453_DS1.pdf
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