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Coccidioides Exposure and Coccidioidomycosis among Prison Employees, California, United States
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2015 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.
Marie A. de Perio +2 more
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Current Landscape of Coccidioidomycosis [PDF]
Journal of Fungi, 2022 Coccidioidomycosis, also known as Valley fever, is an endemic fungal infection commonly found in the southwestern parts of the United States. However, the disease has seen an increase in both in its area of residency and its prevalence.
Ryan Boro, Prema c. Iyer, M. Walczak
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Coccidioidomycosis Outbreaks, United States and Worldwide, 1940–2015
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018 Coccidioidomycosis causes substantial illness and death in the United States each year. Although most cases are sporadic, outbreaks provide insight into the clinical and environmental features of coccidioidomycosis, high-risk activities, and the ...
Michael Freedman +3 more
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Coccidioidomycosis in Brazil: Historical Challenges of a Neglected Disease
Journal of Fungi, 2021 Coccidioidomycosis is a deep-seated fungal infection that occurs exclusively in semiarid areas in the Americas. In Brazil, coccidioidomycosis occurs exclusively in rural areas in the northeast region and affects counties that are hit by recurrent ...
Rossana Cordeiro +5 more
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Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2022 A 49-year-old man with no significant past medical history received dexamethasone as part of his treatment for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.
Rowis Sous MS4 +7 more
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Enhanced Surveillance for Coccidioidomycosis, 14 US States, 2016
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018 Although coccidioidomycosis in Arizona and California has been well-characterized, much remains unknown about its epidemiology in states where it is not highly endemic.
Kaitlin Benedict +21 more
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Microbiology spectrum, 2022 The inhalation of environmental infectious propagules from the fungal pathogens Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii by susceptible mammals can result in coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever).
D. Kollath, J. Mihaljevic, B. Barker
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Sex Differences in Susceptibility to Coccidioidomycosis
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2022 To assess sex-specific differences in coccidioidomycosis, a retrospective analysis of human patients, nonhuman primates, and veterinary patients (including the neutered status of the animal) was performed.
I. Mchardy +9 more
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Coccidioidomycosis and COVID-19 Co-Infection, United States, 2020
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021 We review the interaction between coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and coccidioidomycosis, a respiratory infection caused by inhalation of Coccidioides fungal spores in dust.
A. Heaney +7 more
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Posaconazole treatment of refractory coccidioidomycosis in dogs
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2021 Background The majority of dogs with coccidioidomycosis recover with administration of fluconazole or itraconazole, although some cases are refractory or the dogs do not tolerate administration of these medications.
Lisa F. Shubitz +4 more
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