Outbreak of Sporotrichosis, Western Australia

A cluster of sporotrichosis cases occurred in the Busselton-Margaret River region of Western Australia from 2000 to 2003. Epidemiologic investigation and mycologic culture for Sporothrix schenckii implicated hay initially distributed through a commercial hay supplier as the source of the outbreak. D...

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Main Authors: Kynan T. Feeney, Ian H. Arthur, Amanda J. Whittle, Shelley A. Altman, David J. Speers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
hay
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/8/06-1462_article