Suspected Locally Acquired Coccidioidomycosis in Human, Spokane, Washington, USA

Suspected Locally Acquired Coccidioidomycosis in Human, Spokane, Washington, USA

The full geographic range of coccidioidomycosis is unknown, although it is most likely expanding with environmental change. We report an apparently autochthonous coccidioidomycosis patient from Spokane, Washington, USA, a location to which Coccidioides spp. are not known to be endemic.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hanna N. Oltean, Mark Springer, Jolene R. Bowers, Riley Barnes, George Reid, Michael Valentine, David M. Engelthaler, Mitsuru Toda, Orion Z. McCotter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
coccidioidomycosis
Coccidioides immitis
fungi
respiratory infections
Spokane
Washington
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/3/19-1536_article

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