Acute Pulmonary Histoplasmosis Outbreak in A Documentary Film Crew Travelling from Guatemala to Australia

Histoplasma capsulatum is an endemic mycosis with a widespread distribution, although it is infrequently reported in travellers. In April 2018, five television crew members developed an acute febrile illness after filming a documentary about vampire bats in Guatemala. Patients developed symptoms aft...

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Autores principales: Muhi, Stephen, Crowe, Amy, Daffy, John
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6473769/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30717142
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed4010025
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Sumario:Histoplasma capsulatum is an endemic mycosis with a widespread distribution, although it is infrequently reported in travellers. In April 2018, five television crew members developed an acute febrile illness after filming a documentary about vampire bats in Guatemala. Patients developed symptoms after travelling to Australia, where they presented for medical care.

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