Epidemiology and Geographic Distribution of Blastomycosis, Histoplasmosis, and Coccidioidomycosis, Ontario, Canada, 1990–2015

Epidemiology and Geographic Distribution of Blastomycosis, Histoplasmosis, and Coccidioidomycosis, Ontario, Canada, 1990–2015

Endemic mycoses represent a growing public health challenge in North America. We describe the epidemiology of 1,392 microbiology laboratory–confirmed cases of blastomycosis, histoplasmosis, and coccidioidomycosis in Ontario during 1990–2015. Blastomycosis was the most common infection (1,092 cases;...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth M. Brown, Lisa R. McTaggart, Deirdre Dunn, Elizabeth Pszczolko, Kar George Tsui, Shaun K. Morris, Derek Stephens, Julianne V. Kus, Susan E. Richardson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
fungi
dimorphic fungi
climate change
blastomycosis
histoplasmosis
coccidioidomycosis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/7/17-2063_article

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