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    Histoplasmosis outbreak in Tamboril cave - Minas Gerais state, Brazil.
    (2014) Silva, Fabiana Rocha da; Figueiredo, Sônia Maria de; Silveira, Thamara Thascila da Silva; Assunção, Cláudia Barbosa; Campolina, Sabrina Sidney; Barbosa, João Paulo Peixoto Pena; Rotondo, Alexandre
    In this study, were port four cases of Histoplasma capsulatum infection in eight biologists who made an expedition to determine the prevalence of this fungus in a cave localized in the north west of Minas Gerais state,Brazil. This case report demonstrates the importance of evaluating the H. capsulatum presence in Brazilian caves before opening to public visitations.