Mycotic Infections Acquired outside Areas of Known Endemicity, United States

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Benedict, Kaitlin ; Thompson, George R. ; Deresinski, Stan ; Chiller, Tom
• Description:
  In the United States, endemic mycoses--blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, and histoplasmosis--pose considerable clinical and public health challenges. Although the causative fungi typically exist within broadly defined geographic areas or ecologic niches, some evidence suggests that cases have occurred in humans and animals not exposed to these areas. We describe cases acquired outside regions of traditionally defined endemicity. These patients often have severe disease, but diagnosis may be delayed because of a low index of suspicion for mycotic disease, and many more cases probably go entirely undetected. Increased awareness of these diseases, with a specific focus on their potential occurrence in unusual areas, is needed. Continued interdisciplinary efforts to reevaluate and better describe areas of true endemicity are warranted, along with a more nuanced view of the notion of endemicity. The term "nonendemic" should be used with care; mycoses in such regions might more accurately be considered "not known to be endemic."
• Subjects:
  • Blastomycosis
  • Coccidioidomycosis
  • Endemic Diseases
  • Histoplasmosis
  • Humans
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 21(11):1935-1941
• Pubmed ID:
  26485441
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4622235
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  11
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/35529/cdc_35529_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 578.92 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:d26bcf5b8ee1014e676b84ce50d9bc3c0f3306ff00a41e37866e8b99a8dbe6b8