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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Feeney, Kynan T., Arthur, Ian H., Whittle, Amanda J., Altman, Shelley A., Speers, David J.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2828077/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17953099
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1308.061462
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Sumario: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. Declining infection rates have occurred after various community measures were instigated.

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