Coccidioidomycosis among Workers Constructing Solar Power Farms, California, USA, 2011–2014

Coccidioidomycosis among Workers Constructing Solar Power Farms, California, USA, 2011–2014

Coccidioidomycosis is associated with soil-disruptive work in Coccidioides-endemic areas of the southwestern United States. Among 3,572 workers constructing 2 solar power–generating facilities in San Luis Obispo County, California, USA, we identified 44 patients with symptom onset during October 201...

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Main Authors: Jason A. Wilken, Gail Sondermeyer, Dennis Shusterman, Jennifer McNary, Duc Vugia, Ann McDowell, Penny Borenstein, Debra Gilliss, Benedict Ancock, Janice Prudhomme, Deborah Gold, Gayle C. Windham, Lauren Lee, Barbara L. Materna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
coccidioidomycosis
Coccidioides
occupational health
disease transmission
infectious
fungi
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/11/15-0129_article

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