Severe Histoplasmosis in Travelers to Nicaragua

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
Subjects:
Nicaragua
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/10/03-0049_article
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spelling doaj-2a8621652f9543d6831868297654a13f2020-11-25T00:37:57ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592003-10-019101322132510.3201/eid0910.030049Severe Histoplasmosis in Travelers to NicaraguaMichelle WeinbergJulia WeeksSusan Lance-ParkerMarc TraegerSteven WiersmaQuyen N. PhanDavid DennisonPia MacDonaldMark LindsleyJeannette GuarnerPatricia ConnollyMartin S. CetronRana HajjehWe 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 may be severe among travelers, even young, healthy persons.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/10/03-0049_articleNicaragua
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author 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
spellingShingle 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
Severe Histoplasmosis in Travelers to Nicaragua
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Nicaragua
author_facet 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
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title Severe Histoplasmosis in Travelers to Nicaragua
title_short Severe Histoplasmosis in Travelers to Nicaragua
title_full Severe Histoplasmosis in Travelers to Nicaragua
title_fullStr Severe Histoplasmosis in Travelers to Nicaragua
title_full_unstemmed Severe Histoplasmosis in Travelers to Nicaragua
title_sort severe histoplasmosis in travelers to nicaragua
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2003-10-01
description 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 may be severe among travelers, even young, healthy persons.
topic Nicaragua
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/10/03-0049_article
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