Paracoccidioidomycosis after Highway Construction, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Transmission of Paracoccidioides spp. fungi to humans is usually related to manipulation of soil. Rural workers are the most affected group. We report an outbreak of paracoccidioidomycosis after deforestation and massive earth removal during construction of a highway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Exten...

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Autores principales: do Valle, Antonio C. Francesconi, Marques de Macedo, Priscila, Almeida-Paes, Rodrigo, Romão, Anselmo R., Lazéra, Marcia dos Santos, Wanke, Bodo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5652422/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29048286
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2311.170934
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Sumario:Transmission of Paracoccidioides spp. fungi to humans is usually related to manipulation of soil. Rural workers are the most affected group. We report an outbreak of paracoccidioidomycosis after deforestation and massive earth removal during construction of a highway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Extensive environmental disturbances might be involved in fungal transmission.

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