Severe Histoplasmosis in Travelers to Nicaragua

We investigated an outbreak of unexpectedly severe histoplasmosis among 14 healthy adventure travelers from the United States who visited a bat-infested cave in Nicaragua. Although histoplasmosis has rarely been reported to cause serious illness among travelers, this outbreak demonstrates that cases...

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Main Authors: Michelle Weinberg, Julia Weeks, Susan Lance-Parker, Marc Traeger, Steven Wiersma, Quyen N. Phan, David Dennison, Pia MacDonald, Mark Lindsley, Jeannette Guarner, Patricia Connolly, Martin S. Cetron, Rana Hajjeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/10/03-0049_article