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Case Reports
. 2006 Jan;12(1):163-5.
doi: 10.3201/eid1201.051083.

Histoplasmosis cluster, golf course, Canada

Heather Anderson  1 , Lance Honish, Geoff Taylor, Marcia Johnson, Chrystyna Tovstiuk, Anne Fanning, Gregory Tyrrell, Robert Rennie, Joy Jaipaul, Crystal Sand, Steven Probert
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Histoplasmosis cluster, golf course, Canada

Heather Anderson et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 Jan.

Abstract

We report a cluster of 4 cases of acute histoplasmosis (1 culture proven and 3 with positive serology, of which 2 were symptomatic) associated with exposure to soil during a golf course renovation. Patients in western Canada with compatible symptoms should be tested for histoplasmosis, regardless of their travel or exposure history.

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