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Coccidioidomycosis is a systemic fungal infection endemic to the southwestern United States and other parts of the western hemisphere. Although producing a wide range of disorders in healthy persons, immunosuppression predisposes to especially severe disease.
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Coccidioidomycosis: a growing global concern
Coccidioidomycosis (CM) has been a recognized disease for about 130 years. The organisms (Coccidioides spp. fungi) inhabit desert soil in the southwestern USA, Mexico, and parts of Central and South America.
Fariba M. Donovan +3 more
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Neurosarcoidosis, Coccidioidomycosis, or Both!
Amir Akhavanrezayat,1 Wataru Matsumiya,1,2 Prapatsorn Ongpalakorn,1 Hashem H Ghoraba,1 Chris Or,1 Hassan Khojasteh Jafari,1 Gunay Uludag Kirimli,1 Cigdem Yasar,1 Ngoc Trong Tuong Than,1 Irmak Karaca,1 Moosa Zaidi,1 Azadeh Mobasserian,1 Negin Yavari,1 ...
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Miliary pattern pulmonary infiltrates in a diabetic patient: Coccidioidomycosis
This is a case of miliary coccidioidomycosis. This case illustrates the importance of early suspicion for coccidioidomycosis in patients from an endemic area.
Vanessa R. Wormser +7 more
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Overview of the Current Challenges in Pulmonary Coccidioidomycosis
Coccidioidomycosis is a disease caused by soil fungi of the genus Coccidioides, divided genetically into Coccidioides immitis (California isolates) and Coccidioides posadasii (isolates outside California).
Mohamed A. Fayed +5 more
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Coccidioidomycosis, histoplasmosis, and blastomycosis are lower respiratory tract fungal infections whose signs and symptoms can resemble those of other respiratory illnesses, including pneumonia caused by bacterial or viral etiologies; this overlap in ...
Samantha L. Williams +27 more
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Δcps1 vaccine protects dogs against experimentally induced coccidioidomycosis
Coccidioidomycosis is a significant health problem of dogs and humans in endemic regions, especially California and Arizona in the U.S. Both species would greatly benefit from a vaccine to prevent this disease.
Lisa F. Shubitz +13 more
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Coccidioidomycosis outbreak among inmate wildland firefighters: California, 2017
Background: In California, state prison inmates are employed to fight wildfires, which involves performing soil-disrupting work. Wildfires have become more common, including areas where Coccidioides, the soil-dwelling fungus that causes ...
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Characterization and Meteorological Drivers of Dust Events Over California's Central Valley
Abstract Dust events in California's Central Valley pose severe risks to public health, regional air quality, and transportation. Yet, the climatology and meteorological drivers of dust events in the region are poorly characterized due to sparse monitoring and limitations of satellite observations.
Precious Ebiendele +5 more
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Miliary coccidioidomycosis mimicking tuberculosis: Case report and review of literature
Miliary coccidioidomycosis is a severe manifestation of diseases caused by Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii that is endemic to the southwestern United States as well as Central and South America.
Oscar E. Gallardo-Huizar +3 more
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